Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Author Hamidan, Neshat Conservation Monitoring Centre, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman, Jordan text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-15 5330 2 201 226 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 journal article 54377 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 917715f5-0eb8-41fb-9436-99a1181a5b9b 1175-5326 8249316 AA61E68D-3A1B-45BD-821F-E6AD862F6808 47. Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) ―Platy, Southern Platyfish― Exotic Taxonomy. Original description: Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866:350 [ Mexico (Central America); Syntypes : BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 ( 2 ) ]. Synonyms: Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914 ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra Gerlach, 1912 ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910 ; Platypoecilus rubra Stansch, 1914 . Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008) ; confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020) . General distribution. Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico , Belize and Guatemala ; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia : Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh ; Al- Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh ; Al-Ahsa Oasis in eastern province. Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).