Specimen Information

Xiphophorus maculatus
Xiphophorus maculatus
(Southern Platyfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID30201
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesmaculatus
Common NameSouthern Platyfish
StateCO
CountyConejos
Localitycanals, ditches and ponds below the Weisbart and Weisbart Hog farm where tropical fish are being reared
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAlamosa-Trinchera
HUC8 Number13010002
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:306
Author:Woodling, J.
Date:1985
Title:Colorado's little fish: a guide to the minnows and other lesser known fishes in the state of Colorado.
Publisher:Colorado Division of Wildlife
Pages:77 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Reference 3
Ref. Number:459
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams.
Date:1991
Title:Appendix 2: Exotic fishes
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:97-107
CommentsUsed as rearing station by people who commercially sell tropical fish.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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