| Specimen ID | 31731 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Xiphophorus |
| Species | hellerii |
| Common Name | Green Swordtail |
| State | FL |
| Locality | state non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | State |
| HUC8 Name | South Atlantic-Gulf Region |
| HUC8 Number | 03000000 |
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| Collection Year | 1971 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | released aquarium |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 164 |
| Author: | Williams, J.D., D. Jennings, and D. Haney. |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Title: | Exotics in the Indian River Lagoon system |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 165 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema |
| Date: | 1974 |
| Title: | Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. |
| Journal: | Biological Conservation |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 292-302 |
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| Comments | Introduced sometime in the early 1970's from fish farms and/or aquarium releases. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |