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

By

Albornoz-Garzón, Juan G.
Villa-Navarro, Francisco Antonio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-6-20

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

2149--7

Subjects

invasive species , Poeciliidae , South America , Tolima , Tras-Andean region , wetland

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2149

 

Abstract

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.