Xiphophorus hellerii (Heckel)

Chan, Jeffery C. F., Tsang, Alphonse H. F., Yau, Sze-man, Hui, Tommy C. H., Lau, Anthony, Tan, Heok Hui, Low, Bi Wei, Dudgeon, David & Liew, Jia Huan, 2023, The non-native freshwater fishes of Hong Kong: diversity, distributions, and origins, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71, pp. 128-168 : 151

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2023-0012

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:82C3DAD3-0920-4430-A93D-9F887A58DC1A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7816016

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C5879E-FFA9-C041-BB4B-4D91C51EA6CB

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Xiphophorus hellerii (Heckel)
status

 

Xiphophorus hellerii (Heckel) View in CoL View at ENA

( Fig. 48 View Fig , [LU])

Tun Ha Stream, She Shan River, Sam Dip Tam Stream, Kau Lung Hang Lo Wai Stream, Tan Shan River, Tsing Tam Tsuen Stream ( Tsang & Dudgeon, 2021a); Deep Water Bay Stream (current survey) .

Native range. Central and South America.

Remarks. Pathways of introduction include Buddhist release rituals and/or discarded pets from the aquarium trade ( Tricarico et al., 2016). Aquarium cultivars ( Fig 48 View Fig , red-variety), of this species were encountered during the current study, indicating that they are still being actively released. This species is more widespread and abundant than Gambusia affinis in relatively unpolluted lowland streams ( Tsang & Dudgeon, 2021a).

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