Jane Burton / Green swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} female jerking away shortly after giving birth to baby fry, captive, from Central America, sequence 2/3

Jane Burton / Green swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} male with young females in the background, this male started life as a female and, after giving birth to several broods, underwent a sex change to become a fully...

Jane Burton / Swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} 'Sunset' male with mosquito larvae on which this species feeds, captive, from Central America

Jane Burton / Swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} one-day-old young fry, captive, from Central America

Jane Burton / Green swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} female giving birth to live young, captive, from Central America, sequence 1/3

Jane Burton / Green swordtail fish {Xiphophorus helleri} in Central American coastal stream tropical fish tank, captive

Jane Burton / Swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} male Tuxedo lyre-tail (below) and female Red lyre-tail (above), captive, from Central America

Jane Burton / Swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} Green 'Sunset' female feeding on mosquito larvae with 'Sunset' male below, captive, from Central America

Jane Burton / Green Swordtail {Xiphophorus helleri} male and female (with swollen belly), captive, from Central America

Jane Burton / Red Swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri) male chasing a female, captive, UK