Specimen Information

Xiphophorus maculatus
Xiphophorus maculatus
(Southern Platyfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID42336
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesmaculatus
Common NameSouthern Platyfish
StatePR
CountyArecibo
LocalityRio Abajo Forest Station north of Utuado
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCibuco-Guajataca
HUC8 Number21010002
HUC10 NameRio Grande de Arecibo Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000204
HUC12 NameNon-contributing area-Name not assigned
HUC12 Number210100020415
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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