Range extension of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Magdalena river basin, Colombia

Range extension of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Magdalena river basin, Colombia

This study reports the expansion of the known distribution of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) into the upper Magdalena river basin. The new record comes from a wetland in the Dry Tropical Forest biome in Tolima and represents the first collection of this species from the uppe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) 2017-06, Vol.13 (3), p.2149-7
Hauptverfasser: Albornoz-Garzón, Juan G., Villa-Navarro, Francisco A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dry forests
Invasive fish
Range extension
River basins
Rivers
Tropical forests
Xiphophorus maculatus
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Zusammenfassung:This study reports the expansion of the known distribution of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) into the upper Magdalena river basin. The new record comes from a wetland in the Dry Tropical Forest biome in Tolima and represents the first collection of this species from the upper Magdalena river basin. An updated distribution for Colombia is provided.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/13.3.2149