Specimen Information

Poecilia sphenops
Poecilia sphenops
(Mexican Molly)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID27752
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciessphenops
Common NameMexican Molly
StateAZ
CountyMaricopa
LocalitySalt River near junction of Gila River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir
HUC8 Number15070101
HUC10 NameSalt River below Saguaro Lake
HUC10 Number1507010102
HUC12 NameTown of Santa Maria-Salt River
HUC12 Number150701010202
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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