Specimen Information

Poeciliopsis gracilis
Poeciliopsis gracilis
(Porthole Livebearer)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29456
GroupFishes
GenusPoeciliopsis
Speciesgracilis
Common NamePorthole Livebearer
StateCA
CountyRiverside
Localityirrigation canal at north end of Salton Sea
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
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
Commentspresence due to either aquarium release or escapes from a fish farm
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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