Specimen Information

Poecilia mexicana
Poecilia mexicana
(Shortfin Molly)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID267806
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciesmexicana
Common NameShortfin Molly
StateNV
CountyLincoln
LocalityHiko Spring in the Pharanagat Valley
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWhite
HUC8 Number15010011
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month11
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1096
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., J.E. Deacon, D.W. Sada, R.C. Allan, and G.L. Vinyard
Date:1985
Title:Comparative status of fishes along the course of the pluvial White River, Nevada.
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:30
Pages:503-524
CommentsFirst observed in 1965.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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