Specimen Information

Poecilia sphenops
Poecilia sphenops
(Mexican Molly)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID39254
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciessphenops
Common NameMexican Molly
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityVirgin River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Virgin
HUC8 Number15010010
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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