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| Scientific Name | Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Baird & Girard, 1853) |
| Common Name | Gila Topminnow |
| Type Locality | Río Santa Cruz of the Río Gila, Mexico [not Rio Santa Cruz, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.]. |
| Synonym(s) | Arizonichthys psammophilus, Heterandria occidentalis, Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis |
| Pronunciation | awe sea dent al iss |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: in Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona and streams south to western Mexico. Occurs naturally in the Colorado and Yaqui river basins at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1500 m. Note that high altitude occurrences are most commonly associated with outflows and springs. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6, pp 390 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.528.3205 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 04:44) |