Specimen Information

Poecilia latipinna
Poecilia latipinna
(Sailfin Molly)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID272788
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Specieslatipinna
Common NameSailfin Molly
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalitySalton Sea
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
HUC10 NameSalton Sea
HUC10 Number1810020416
HUC12 NameSalton Sea
HUC12 Number181002041600
Map
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Collection Year1955
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1838
Author:Williams, G.D., J.S. Desmond, and J.B. Zedler
Date:1998
Title:Extension of 2 nonindigenous fishes, Acanthogobius flavimanus and Poecilia latipinna, into San Diego Bay marsh habitats.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:84
Issue:1
Pages:1-17
Reference 2
Ref. Number:274
Author:Shapovalov, L., A.J. Cordone, and W.A. Dill
Date:1981
Title:A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:67
Issue:1
Pages:4-38
Reference 3
Ref. Number:1577
Author:Dill, W.A., and A.J. Cordone.
Date:1997
Title:History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871-1996. Fish Bulletin 178
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game
Pages:414 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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