NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
(green swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID31541
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common Namegreen swordtail
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityRuskin [Gibsonton], drainage ditch at Kracker Ave and Parker Drive.
HUC8 NameTampa Bay
HUC8 Number3100206
Map
Collection Day24
Collection Month3
Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyActual
Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18857
Date:2009
Title:Florida Museum of Natural History - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History.
CommentsListed in collection record as Ruskin, but Kracker Ave. is in Gibsonton, FL. Original collection record: FAU71-15
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 91920
Fresh Marine IntroFreshwater
No Preserved31


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2013]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/18/2013].

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