Specimen Information

Xiphophorus maculatus
Xiphophorus maculatus
(Southern Platyfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID550974
GroupFishes
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesmaculatus
Common NameSouthern Platyfish
StateFL
CountyManatee
LocalityRoadside ditch (tributary to Buffalo Canal and Frog Creek) by Rt 683 (Moccasin Wallow Road), 1.0 miles W junction with US 301, about 1.0 air mile WNW Parrish
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTampa Bay
HUC8 Number03100206
HUC10 NameCockroach Bay-Terra Ceia Bay Frontal
HUC10 Number0310020605
HUC12 NameFrog Creek
HUC12 Number031002060501
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month11
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25976
Author:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Date:2013
Title:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 27830
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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