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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.].
Pronunciation awe sea dent al iss
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6, pp 390
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Last Update 2013 Dec 08 09:40 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 04:44)