| Specimen ID | 279002 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Xiphophorus |
| Species | variatus |
| Common Name | Variable Platyfish |
| State | CA |
| County | Orange |
| Locality | Flood control channel, Westminster. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Seal Beach |
| HUC8 Number | 18070201 |
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| Collection Day | 12 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1968 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 20838 |
| Author: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Title: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Marine Vertebrate Collection. |
| Publisher: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 591 |
| Author: | St. Amant, J.A., and F.G. Hoover |
| Date: | 1969 |
| Title: | Addition of Misgurnus aguillicaudatus (Cantor) to the California fauna. |
| Journal: | California Fish and Game |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Pages: | 330-331 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 602 |
| Author: | St. Amant, J.A., and I. Sharp |
| Date: | 1971 |
| Title: | Addition of Xiphophorus variatus (Meek) to the California fauna. |
| Journal: | California Fish and Game |
| Volume: | 57 |
| Pages: | 128-129 |
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| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Museum Cat Number | SIO 69-174 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Size | 23-37 m SL |
| Number Preserved | 2 |
