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Defunct genus of freshwater fish
Platy is a common name of freshwater fish in the genus Xiphophorus that lack a "sword" at the bottom of their tails. This species is a livebearer, similar
Platy_(fish)
Topics referred to by the same term
up platy or platy- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Platy may refer to: Platy (fish), two related species of fish, both referred to as platies: Southern
Platy
Species of fish
The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes
Southern_platyfish
List of common names used to refer to fish
Pineconefish Pink salmon Píntano Pipefish Piranha Pirarucu Pirate perch Plaice Platy Platyfish Pleco Plownose chimaera Poacher Pollock Pollyfish Pomfret Pompano
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Species of fish
Xiphophorus kosszanderi, the speckled platy, is a fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is found in Mexico. Although Fishbase lists this species as valid
Xiphophorus_kosszanderi
Species of fish
(Xiphophorus variatus), also known as variatus platy or variegated platy, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes
Variable_platyfish
Fish that give birth to free swimming offspring
aquarium owners. Among aquarium fish, livebearers are nearly all members of the family Poeciliidae and include: guppy, molly, platy, endler’s and swordtails
Livebearers
American geneticist (1899–1959)
1959) was an American biologist and geneticist and became an expert on platy fish Xiphophorus while using them for his pioneering cancer research, starting
Myron_Gordon_(biologist)
ovoviviparous and viviparous fish as "livebearers". Examples include guppies, mollies, moonfish, platys, four-eyed fish, and swordtails. All of these
Pregnancy_in_fish
organized by phylogeny. List of aquarium fish by scientific name List of brackish aquarium fish species List of fish common names List of freshwater aquarium
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
List_of_freshwater_aquarium_fish_species
Species of fish
1186/1471-2148-13-25. PMC 3585855. PMID 23360326. Some Like it Hot:The Cuatrocienegas Platy, Ted Dengler Coletti, PhD, Pgs 36 and 37, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, May 2009
Northern_platyfish
Practice of containing fish
tetra, platy, betta, Chinese algae eater, and goldfish. Given 91.9 million total US households in 1990, 9.7 million are fishkeepers. 8.8 fish per household
Fishkeeping
Species of fish
livebearing freshwater fish of the order Cyprinodontiformes, family Poeciliidae, and genus Xiphophorus. It is in the same genus as the common platy and the swordtail
Xiphophorus_montezumae
Species of fish
freshwater/brackish fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the southern platyfish or 'platy' (X. maculatus)
Green_swordtail
Genus of fishes
three groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails. Platyfish formerly were
Xiphophorus
This article lists the fish in the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the U.S. state of Florida. Asian carp in North America List of amphibians of Florida List
List_of_fishes_of_Florida
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Marbled_swordtail
Oreochromis mossambicus One-spot live bearer, Phalloceros caudimaculatus Platy, Xiphophorus maculatus Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Redfin perch,
List of introduced fish in Australia
List_of_introduced_fish_in_Australia
Species of tropical fish
Xiphophorus (platies and swordtails), and occasionally other fish with prominent fins, such as angelfish. Guppies should not be kept as a single fish in an aquarium
Guppy
Tanks for more than one species of fish
aquaria are tanks that are designed to contain more than one species of fish. Most commonly they include a variety of species that do not normally occur
Community_aquarium
Common name for a group of flatfish
Latin platessa, meaning flatfish, which originated from the Ancient Greek platys, meaning broad. The European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) is a right-eyed
Plaice
Subgroup of phyllosilicate minerals within the kaolinite-serpentine group
polymorphs in the serpentine subgroup may have a platy habit. Antigorite and lizardite are the polymorphs with platy habit. Many types of serpentine have been
Serpentine_subgroup
Family of ray-finned fishes
ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and
Poeciliidae
Species of fish
of the Greek words ἐπί (epí) referring to 'above, on top of' and πλατύς (platýs) referring to 'flat, broad'. The specific name annulatus is Latin and refers
Clown_killi
affinis) Guppy* (Poecilia reticulata) Green swordtail* (Xiphophorus helleri) Platy* (Xiphophorus ssp.) Northern pike* (Esox lucius) Tiger muskellunge* (E.
List_of_fishes_of_Idaho
Fish used as live food for other captive animals
feeder fish. Depending on the locality, feeder fish may include: Low-quality, common livebearers, usually guppies, mosquito fish and platies Small cyprinids
Feeder_fish
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Xiphophorus_multilineatus
Group of phyllosilicate minerals
white to green or red to black. Deposits of mica tend to have a flaky or platy appearance. The crystal structure of mica is described as TOT-c, meaning
Mica
Species of fish
They do, however, work well with many fast-moving fish such as danios, platys and most catfish. When in large enough groups, however, they tend to spend
Tiger_barb
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Yellow_swordtail
Australian actor (born 1986)
Scarygirl. On 28 October, Hii was named for the animated film The Pout Pout Fish. On 11 April 2025, Hii was named in the cast of the film Posthumous. Shearer
Remy_Hii
is situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This is a partial list of fish species introduced to Sri Lanka. Since Sri Lanka was ruled by the Portuguese
List of introduced fish in Sri Lanka
List_of_introduced_fish_in_Sri_Lanka
Species of fish
including non-fin-nipping tetras and barbs, corydoras, platys, and other similarly sized fishes. Aggressive or highly active tankmates are generally avoided
Honey_gourami
Genus of fishes
important as food fish across their wide range. Some are also kept as aquarium fish. Brachyplatystoma is derived from the Greek words brachy, platy, and stoma
Brachyplatystoma
Response of rock to deformation
sub-grain boundaries, as well as by lattice glide. This occurs particularly on platy minerals, especially micas. Mylonites are essentially ductile shear zones
Shear_(geology)
Species of fish
smaller fish. Any small, peaceful, brackish water-tolerant fish can coexist with violet gobies, so examples include mollies, guppies, swordtails, platies, bumblebee
Violet_goby
Municipal unit in Greece
town of Myrina, the municipal unit includes the communities of Káspakas, Platý, Thános, and Kornós. The 2021 census recorded 6,190 residents in the town
Myrina,_Greece
Genus of fishes
United States. Though many Poecilidae are familiar aquarium fishes, e.g. guppies, mollies, platys and swordtails, species within Heterandria are not commonly
Heterandria
Species of fish
livebearing freshwater fish of family Poeciliidae, and genus Xiphophorus. It is, therefore, in the same genus as the common platy and the swordtail. The
Chiapas_swordtail
Magnesium ammonium phosphate mineral
system as white to yellowish or brownish-white pyramidal crystals or in platy mica-like forms. It is a soft mineral with Mohs hardness of 1.5 to 2 and
Struvite
Species of fish
platyfish, is a poeciliid fish endemic to Mexico's Lake Catemaco and its tributaries. As it has traits of both swordtails and platies, its discovery confirmed
Xiphophorus_milleri
Extinct genus of fishes
Platysomus (from Greek: πλατύς platys, 'broad' and Greek: σῶμα sôma 'body') is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in the Carboniferous and
Platysomus
Geologic formation in the United States
claystone succeeds vertically. This 25 cm thick unit is calcareous with a platy structure and grades upwards into a greenish grey blocky mudstone with some
Blackleaf_Formation
fish research presented in 2023 is a list of new fossil taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes that
2023_in_paleoichthyology
Family of ray-finned fishes
derived from the Greek words platy, meaning "flat", and kephale for "head". Platycephalids are small to medium-sized fish. Most species are small, reaching
Platycephalidae
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Xiphophorus_mayae
Species of fish
comes from Greek and Latin roots. The genus name is pseudo meaning false, platys meaning flat, and stoma meaning mouth. The species name is fascia, which
Pseudoplatystoma_fasciatum
monkey'); Pithecellobium ('monkey earring'); Rhinopithecus ('nose monkey') platy-: Pronunciation: /ˈplætɪ/. Origin: Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús). Meaning:
List of commonly used taxonomic affixes
List_of_commonly_used_taxonomic_affixes
Rosy barb Rudd Southern platyfish/Variatus platy Tench White Cloud Mountain minnow Siamese fighting fish House gecko Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared
List_of_introduced_species
Genus of fishes
"platax" was coined from the Greek term platys 'flat'. This refers to the generally compressed body shape of the fish. They are commonly called "batfish"
Platax
American animated television series
Replacements Wizards of Waverly Place Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Fish Hooks Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Dog with a Blog Penn Zero: Part-Time
Chibiverse
Species of snake
words platys "flat" and oura "tail", referring to the flattened tail. The word Pelamis is a feminine noun and means young or small tunny fish. In 1872
Yellow-bellied_sea_snake
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Xiphophorus_nezahualcoyotl
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Monterrey_platyfish
Species of fish
and Platies. TFH Publications. p. 32. ISBN 0-86622-090-9. Gary K. Meffe; Franklin F. Snelson (1989). Ecology and Evolution of Livebearing Fishes (Poeciliidae)
Xiphophorus_pygmaeus
Phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates
Platyhelminthes (from Ancient Greek πλατύ (platy) 'flat' and ἕλμινς (helmins) 'parasitic worm') is a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented
Flatworm
five species continued to be goldfish, koi, mollies, platys, guppies. However, many ornamental fish species were foreign species imported from neighbouring
Aquaculture_in_Singapore
Extinct species of freshwater fish
generic name Brachyplatystoma comes from Greek; brachys means 'short', platys means 'flat', and estoma means 'mouth'. The specific name is named after
Brachyplatystoma_elbakyani
Species of duck
Ancient Greek πλατυρυγχος, platyrhynchus, "broad-billed" (from πλατύς, platys, "broad" and ρυγχός, rhunkhos, "bill"). The genome of Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey
port.[citation needed] Fish are Greece's second-largest agricultural export, and Greece has Europe's largest fishing fleet. Fish captured include sardines
Aegean_Sea
Genus of fishes
guppies, mollies, platies, and swordtails. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Limia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy
Limia
Pet owner or zoo practice
naturally insectivorous, piscivorous or vermivorous, such as spiders, ornamental fish, songbirds and landfowls, small frogs and lizards. Those that are fed larger
Live_food
Fossil-bearing formation in Germany
Smith, Thierry (ed.). "Two turtles with soft tissue preservation from the platy limestones of Germany provide evidence for marine flipper adaptations in
Paleobiota of the Solnhofen Limestone
Paleobiota_of_the_Solnhofen_Limestone
Crystalline mineral
chromium in the +3 oxidation state. The structure of the ore can be seen as platy, with breakages along planes of weakness. Chromite can also be presented
Chromite
Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa
Pipidae Xenopus laevis (common platanna) Pyxicephalidae bonaparte Cacosternum platys (caco) sp., (flat caco) Strongylopus grayii grayii (clicking stream frog)
Table_Bay_Nature_Reserve
taphonomy of the pycnodont fish Nursallia gutturosum, based on material from the Latest-Cenomanian-middle Turonian Vallecillo platy limestone, Mexico". PalZ
2019_in_paleoichthyology
Classification of soil or sediment
diverse geologic settings. Quartz silt grains are usually found to have a platy or bladed shape. This may be characteristic of how larger grains abrade
Silt
Genus of fishes
genus to the snipefishes. The specific name of M. platycheilus combines platys, meaning "wide", and cheilus, which means "lip", an allusion to the “broadly
Macrorhamphosodes
Particulate solid matter deposited on a planetary surface
overall shape of the particle, with common descriptions being spherical, platy, or rodlike. The roundness is a measure of how sharp grain corners are.
Sediment
Relationship between materials which compose a rock
rounding. Form indicates whether a grain is more equant (round, spherical) or platy (flat, disc-like, oblate); as well as sphericity. Roundness refers to the
Texture_(geology)
American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur
As a New Pet, TFH Publications, 1990. ISBN 0-86622-617-6 Swordtails and Platies, TFH Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-86622-090-9 African Cichlids of Lakes Malawi
Herbert_R._Axelrod
2011-04-17. Zhu, M; Yu, X. & Ahlberg, P.E. (2001). "A primitive sacropterygian fish with an eyestock". Nature. 410 (6824): 81–84. doi:10.1038/35065078. PMID 11242045
2001_in_paleontology
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
incomplete dorsal head shield. The generic name is a composite of the Greek platy (broad), lom (brim) and aspis (shield), referencing the broad ventral rim
Platylomaspis
List of terms used in biology
tunicate, Clavelina picta; Abutilon pictum, a shrub pictus – picta – pictum platy- G πλατύς (platús) flat and broad flathead trout, Salmo platycephalus; platypus
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
Extinct genus of reptiles
Cymbospondylus fossils discovered in 1985 by H. Gregory McDonald in the Platy Siltstone Member of the Thaynes Formation, in Idaho, United States. In 2001
Cymbospondylus
Island in Greece
contained fragments of vivid wall paintings. The famous fresco of the flying fish was found in the ruins of the Pillar room and was executed with delicate
Milos
Greek island group in the Aegean Sea
Greece. Local specialities of the Cyclades include: Brantáda, cod fillet fish dish Fava Santorinis (made from Lathyrus clymenum) Fourtalia (Andros), omelette
Cyclades
Stratovolcano in Alaska, United States
4,000–5,000 years ago, consisted primarily of lavas of ethereal (fine) platy and thick andesite. Amak Volcano is unique in that its andesitic lavas,
Amak_Volcano
Species of orchid
pressures. The genus name, platanthera, is of Greek origins, with the roots platys and anthera, meaning "broad" and "anther," respectively. The species name
Platanthera_ciliaris
Species of long-whiskered catfish
Pseudoplatystoma in 1862. The name stems from the Greek pseudes ("false"), platys ("flat"), and stoma ("mouth"). The species Pseudoplatystoma corruscans was
Pseudoplatystoma_corruscans
Greek island in the North Aegean
island exported olives and olive oil, wheat, grapes, raisins and wine, figs, fish, dairy products, acorns, soap, leather and hides, pitch and livestock. Mytilene
Lesbos
Largest Greek island
of the fish of the waters around Crete include: scorpion fish, dusky grouper, east Atlantic peacock wrasse, five-spotted wrasse, weever fish, common
Crete
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
two antelopes painted with a confident calligraphic line, a man holding fish strung by their gills, a flotilla of pleasure boats that are accompanied
Santorini
Municipality in Greece
north of this island has been spoiled by fish farming. The water in this bay is often very cloudy with fish farm waste. The less protected beaches are
Leipsoi
Regional unit in Macedonia, Greece
in the Imathia prefecture, was attached to Pieria in 1974. The Piraeus–Platy railway passes through Pieria, with the main train stations being in Katerini
Pieria_(regional_unit)
Diversity of the natural environment of Cape Town
rosei (sand rain frog) Cacosternum boettgeri (common caco) Cacosternum platys (flat caco) Heleophryne rosei (Table Mountain ghost frog) Hyperolius horstockii
Biodiversity_of_Cape_Town
Species of fish
analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates
Xiphophorus_nigrensis
to Nadine. Platy is Ladonna's plush platypus who covers for Rapty as Bud's imaginary friend when he loses him in The Lost Dinosaur. Platy speaks in an
List_of_Arthur_characters
Extinct genus of eurypterid
Site (Silurian of Australia)". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 27 July 2018. "Platy limestone-shale facies, Upper Pridolian, Barrandian S-D boundary section:
Pterygotus
1700-foot thick Blackstone Formation near Nordegg, which holds silty and platy shales, together with the Cardium Formation marine sandstone and shales
Geology_of_Alberta
Quarry in Pforzen, Germany
yellowish and brownish mottled dark-grey clay. The color of this lignite is platy, it is partly xylitic and can be horizontally replaced by carbonatic peat
Hammerschmiede_clay_pit
Lower torso of the human body
Gynaecoid (gyne, woman), anthropoid (anthropos, human being), platypelloid (platys, flat), and android (aner, man). The gynaecoid pelvis is the so-called normal
Pelvis
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
done without equipment (free diving), using a harpoon. Sponges are still fished individually, by hand. The Greek sponge trade was centered close in the
Kalymnos
Village in American Samoa
few centimeters to 2 meters in width. These dikes, which are vesicular, platy, or amygdaloidal, strike N70°E and dip slightly southward. They are among
Masefau,_American_Samoa
Marine ecosystem
Morycowa, Elżbieta; Szulc, Joachim; Łabaj, Marcelina A. (2018-01-15). "Platy corals from the Middle Triassic of Upper Silesia, Poland: Implications for
Mesophotic_coral_reef
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
Crete. The name, however, may have instead come from the Phoenician word for fish (ikor) or for sheep (kara), in either case implying an abundance of natural
Ikaria
Canal in Brooklyn, New York
Executive Summary Report noted the presence of "spotty, iridescent, and platy sheens of varying intensity", fecal matter, emulsified oil, and blebs of
Gowanus_Canal
Genus of reptiles (fossil)
later works. The specific name also comes from the Ancient Greek πλατύς (platýs, "flat") and ουρά (ourá, "tail"), all meaning "flat-tailed", in reference
Elasmosaurus
resulting from this retreat. It is a gray-green shale that contains beds of platy limestone conglomerate along with fossils of trilobites and brachiopods
Geology of the Grand Teton area
Geology_of_the_Grand_Teton_area
Greek island in the Aegean
increased in recent years. Skopelos supports a small fishing fleet which fishes local waters. The island once had a vital wooden shipbuilding industry and
Skopelos
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