Specimen Information

Poecilia formosa
Poecilia formosa
(Amazon Molly)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1463091
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciesformosa
Common NameAmazon Molly
StateTX
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River near hot spring
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Marcos
HUC8 Number12100203
HUC10 NameUpper San Marcos River
HUC10 Number1210020303
HUC12 NamePurgatory Creek-San Marcos River
HUC12 Number121002030302
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Collection Day17
Collection Month7
Collection Year1974
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:26017
Author:Yale University
Date:2013
Title:Yale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139
Publisher:Yale University
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalYale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberYPM ICH 007957
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1

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