Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID36832
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StateMT
CountyMadison
LocalityTrudau Pond near Ruby Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRuby
HUC8 Number10020003
HUC10 NameMiddle Ruby River
HUC10 Number1002000303
HUC12 NameRuby River Reservoir
HUC12 Number100200030309
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:470
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr.
Date:1985
Title:Florida Atlantic University Quarterly Reports for 1985 to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gainesville, FL.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:210
Author:Brown, C.J.D.
Date:1971
Title:Fishes of Montana.
Publisher:Montana State University Bozeman, MT.
Pages:207 pp
CommentsFollow-up on Brown's report of established exotics. A population of shortin molly - no longer extant.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCourtenay, Robins, Gould (MT Cooperative Fishery U
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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