Specimen Information

Poecilia latipinna
Poecilia latipinna
(Sailfin Molly)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID272794
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Specieslatipinna
Common NameSailfin Molly
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalitySweetwater Marsh adjacent to San Diego Bay.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Diego
HUC8 Number18070304
HUC10 NameSan Diego Bay
HUC10 Number1807030412
HUC12 NameSan Diego Bay
HUC12 Number180703041202
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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