Specimen Information

Poecilia formosa
Poecilia formosa
(Amazon Molly)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1463052
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciesformosa
Common NameAmazon Molly
StateTX
CountyCalhoun
LocalityChocolate Bayou at SH 35
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Matagorda Bay
HUC8 Number12100402
HUC10 NameChocolate Bayou
HUC10 Number1210040204
HUC12 NameChocolate Bayou
HUC12 Number121004020400
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Collection Day19
Collection Month5
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25998
Author:Texas Natural Science Center
Date:2013
Title:Texas Natural History Collections ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/6080b6cc-1c24-41ff-ad7f-0ebe7b56f311
Publisher:Unversity of Texas at Austin
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas Natural History Collection ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberTNHC 45309
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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