| Specimen ID | 291458 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Xiphophorus |
| Species | variatus |
| Common Name | Variable Platyfish |
| State | CA |
| County | Riverside |
| Locality | Avenue 82 drainage ditch, between state route 86 and the Salton Sea, ~6.4 km east of Oasis |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Salton Sea |
| HUC8 Number | 18100204 |
| HUC10 Name | Arroyo Salada-Frontal Salton Sea |
| HUC10 Number | 1810020415 |
| HUC12 Name | Travertine Palms Wash-Frontal Salton Sea |
| HUC12 Number | 181002041507 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 7 |
| Collection Month | 1 |
| Collection Year | 1970 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | extirpated |
| Reference 1 |
| 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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| Comments | Escaped from a tropical fish farm adjacent to the ditch about 1956. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
