Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID38654
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityRogers Spring (Overton Arm of Lake Mead)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Mead
HUC8 Number15010005
Map
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Collection Year1964
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:109
Author:Minckley, W.L.
Date:1973
Title:Fishes of Arizona.
Publisher:Arizona Fish and Game Department
Pages:127 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:119
Author:Deacon, J.E., C. Hubbs, and B.J. Zahuranec
Date:1964
Title:Some effects of introduced fishes on the native fish fauna of southern Nevada.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1964
Issue:2
Pages:384-388
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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