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Green Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii

Classification

Poeciliidae [family]
Xiphophorus [genus] (1)
hellerii [species]

Classification

Poeciliidae [family]
Xiphophorus [genus] (1)
hellerii [species]

Presence

Recorded on Aruba
Presence status Introduced (2) - Aruba
Natural distribution S. America
Distribution description Xiphophorus helleri has expanded its area that was originally Mexico and Honduras to the Southern United States and has had viable populations in for instance Florida.
Notes on presence status Introduced as aquarium species. Specimens are found on Aruba, but it remains uncertain if the species has established.

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