Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID28991
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StateCA
CountyOrange
LocalityOrange County flood control canals
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSouthern California Coastal
HUC8 Number18070000
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:246
Author:St. Amant, J.A.
Date:1970
Title:Addition of Hart's rivulus, Rivulus hartii (Boulenger) to the California fauna.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:56
Issue:2
Pages:138
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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