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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 |
| Etymology | |
Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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 |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.528.3205 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:31 pm) |



