Specimen Information

Poecilia latipinna
Poecilia latipinna
(Sailfin Molly)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID38767
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Specieslatipinna
Common NameSailfin Molly
StateNV
CountyNye
LocalityJack Rabbit Spring in Ash Meadows
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Amargosa
HUC8 Number18090202
HUC10 NameRock Valley
HUC10 Number1809020215
HUC12 NameAsh Meadows
HUC12 Number180902021504
Map
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Collection Year1964
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:279
Author:Deacon, J.E., and J.E. Williams
Date:1984
Title:Annotated list of the fishes of Nevada.
Journal:Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
Volume:97
Issue:1
Pages:103-118
Reference 2
Ref. Number:120
Author:Hubbs, C., and J.E. Deacon
Date:1964
Title:Additional introductions of tropical fishes into southern Nevada.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:9
Issue:4
Pages:249-251
Reference 3
Ref. Number:18558
Author:Williams, J.E., and D.W. Sada
Date:1985
Title:Status of two endangered fishes, Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes and Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis, from two springs in Ash Meadows, Nevada.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:30
Issue:4
Pages:475-484
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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