Specimen Information

Xiphophorus hellerii
Xiphophorus hellerii
(Green Swordtail)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID42332
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Specieshellerii
Common NameGreen Swordtail
StatePR
CountyAibonito
LocalityQuebrada Honda, just above its junction with Rio La Plata near Aibonito
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 Number2101000507
Map
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Collection Year1947
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1873
Author:Erdman, D.S.
Date:1984
Title:Exotic fishes in Puerto Rico.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:162-176
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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