Specimen Information

Poecilia vivipara
(Guaru)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID237987
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciesvivipara
Common NameGuaru
StatePR
CountyVega Baja
LocalityGuayanilla, Ojo De Agua, Spring Near Central San Francisco.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCibuco-Guajataca
HUC8 Number21010002
HUC10 Number2101000201
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year1948
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 147624
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Preserved8


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