Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1702028
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
CountryCanada
StateAB
Localitymarsh South of Bow River and North of the Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month8
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38599
Author:McAllister, D.E.
Date:1969
Title:Introduction of tropical fishes into a hotspring near Banff, Alberta 
Journal:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume:83
Issue:1
Pages:31-35
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected11
Size20.4-38.2 mm


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