Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID33152
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StateID
CountyCuster
LocalityBarney Hot Springs in the Little Lost River Valley, 67 km NNW of Howe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Lost
HUC8 Number17040217
HUC10 NameSummit Creek
HUC10 Number1704021701
HUC12 NameMiddle Summit Creek
HUC12 Number170402170102
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month9
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:467
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., C.R. Robins, R.M. Bailey, and J.E. Deacon
Date:1987
Title:Records of exotic fishes from Idaho and Wyoming.
Journal:Great Basin Naturalist
Volume:47
Issue:4
Pages:523-546
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUMMZ/formalin
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 213372
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected95
Size14-36 mm SL


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