Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID38792
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityIndian Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSand Spring-Tikaboo Valleys
HUC8 Number16060014
HUC10 NameLower Indian Springs Valley
HUC10 Number1606001419
HUC12 NameWillow Creek
HUC12 Number160600141902
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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:386
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.E. Deacon
Date:1982
Title:Status of introduced fishes in certain spring systems in southern Nevada
Journal:Great Basin Naturalist
Volume:42
Issue:3
Pages:361-366
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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