Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Poecilia mexicana listed in key words.

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951 Journal Article Bradley, W.G., and J.E. Deacon. 1967. The biotic communities of southern Nevada. Nevada State Museum Anthropological Papers 13(4):201-273.
210 Book Brown, C.J.D. 1971. Fishes of Montana. Montana State University Bozeman, MT.
20826 Database California Academy of Sciences. 2011. California Academy of Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database. California Academy of Sciences. http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/collections.
385 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.E. Deacon. 1983. Fish introductions in the American Southwest: a case history of Rogers Spring, Nevada. Southwestern Naturalist 28(2):221-224. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3671390.
467 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., C.R. Robins, R.M. Bailey, and J.E. Deacon. 1987. Records of exotic fishes from Idaho and Wyoming. Great Basin Naturalist 47(4):523-546.
10 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. 1984. Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. Pages 41-77 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, biology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
459 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. 1991. Appendix 2: Exotic fishes. Pages 97-107 in Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott, eds. Common names and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. 5th edition. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
1096 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., J.E. Deacon, D.W. Sada, R.C. Allan, and G.L. Vinyard. 1985. Comparative status of fishes along the course of the pluvial White River, Nevada. Southwestern Naturalist 30:503-524.
286 Journal Article Cross, J.N. 1976. Status of the native fish fauna of the Moapa River (Clark County, Nevada). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 105(4):503-508.
279 Journal Article Deacon, J.E., and J.E. Williams. 1984. Annotated list of the fishes of Nevada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(1):103-118.
237 Journal Article Deacon, J.E., and W.G. Bradley. 1972. Ecological distribution of fishes of Moapa (Muddy) River in Clark County, Nevada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 101(3):408-412.
18857 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2009. Ichthyology Collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/.
33783 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2019. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/. Accessed on 10/17/2019.
21076 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2011. Collection records of Poecilia latipunctata, P. mexicana, P. reticulata, Xiphophorus hellerii, X. maculatus, and X. variatus. Provided by Rob Robins on 30 Aug 2011. Florida Museum of Natural History.
1474 Journal Article Hahn, D.E. 1966. An introduction of Poecilia mexicana (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae) into Colorado. Southwestern Naturalist 11(2):307-308.
208 Book Holton, G.D. 1990. A field guide to Montana fishes. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Helena, MT.
360 Report Howells, R.G. 1992. Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX.
120 Journal Article Hubbs, C., and J.E. Deacon. 1964. Additional introductions of tropical fishes into southern Nevada. The Southwestern Naturalist 9(4):249-251.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
601 Journal Article Mearns, A.J. 1975. Poeciliopsis gracilis (heckel), a newly introduced poeciliid fish in California. California Fish and Game 61(4):251-253. http://www.archive.org/stream/californiafishga61_4cali#page/250/mode/2up.
109 Book Minckley, W.L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Fish and Game Department, Phoenix, AZ.
217 Book Moyle, P.B. 1976. Inland fishes of California. University of California Press Berkeley, CA. http://books.google.com/books?id=8ZCStnV581kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fishes+of+california&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t0dOT-P-Nsna0QH88rS7Ag&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=fishes%20of%20california&f=false.
20908 Database North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. 2011. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database. North Carolina Museum of Natural History. http://collections.naturalsciences.org/searchFishes.aspx. Accessed on 02/14/2014.
1385 Conference Proceedings Rinne, J.N. 1995. The effects of introduced fishes on native fishes: Arizona, Southwestern United States. Pages 149-159 in Philipp, D.P., J.M. Epifano, J.E. Marsden, J.E. Claassen, and R.J. Wolotina, Jr, eds. Protection of aquatic diversity. Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Theme 3. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. New Delhi, India.
675 Journal Article Scoppettone, G.G. 1993. Interactions between native and nonnative fishes of the Upper Muddy River, Nevada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 122:599-608.
20838 Database Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 2011. Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Marine Vertebrate Collection. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. http://collections.ucsd.edu/mv/fish/frm_search.php.
602 Journal Article St. Amant, J.A., and I. Sharp. 1971. Addition of Xiphophorus variatus (Meek) to the California fauna. California Fish and Game 57:128-129.
782 Report U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1983. The Moapa dace recovery plan. USFWS and NV Dept of Wildlife.
14257 Web Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species. http://www.nwrinvasives.com/index.asp (Last accessed 2006).
13955 Web Page Vinyard, G.L. 2001. Fish Species Recorded from Nevada. http://www.brrc.unr.edu/data/animal/vertebrates/fishlist.htm.
306 Book Woodling, J. 1985. Colorado's little fish: a guide to the minnows and other lesser known fishes in the state of Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO. http://www.nativefishlab.net/library/textpdf/20824.pdf.
312 Report Zuckerman, L.D. 1983. Rio Grande Fishes Management. Quarterly Report, Oct. 1983 through Dec. 1983. Colo Division of Wildlife Ft Collins, CO.
679 Book Chapter Zuckerman, L.D., and R.J. Behnke. 1986. Introduced fishes in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. Pages 435-453 in Stroud, R.H, ed. Fish culture in fisheries management. Proceedings of a symposium on the role of fish culture in fisheries management at Ozark, MO. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.


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