Species Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
Swordtail
- Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, J. 1848. Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 1: 289-303 [291, pl. 8 (figs 1-3)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW 60543, Orizaba, Mexico.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barron River, Cairns (16º53'S), and scattered localities along QLD coast to Burringbar Creek, northern NSW (28º26'S), also Nhulunbuy (136º47'E), Darwin (130º50'E) and Alice Springs (23º49'S, 133º44'E), NT, and recently recorded from Irwin River (29º13'S), near Geraldton, WA, and northeast of Robe, SA (37º01'S, 139º58'E); tropical.
Introduced from Mexico via aquarium trade.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp. [20]
- Hammer, M.P., Adams, M. & Foster, R. 2012. Update to the catalogue of South Australian freshwater fishes (Petromyzontida & Actinopterygii). Zootaxa 3593: 59–74 [66]
- Johnson, J. 1993. Fishes of the Brisbane River. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 8(1): 347-352 [350]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [71]
- Morgan, D.L. and Gill, H.S. 2001. The green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri HeckeI (Poeciliidae): another aquarium fish established in the wild in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 349-352
- Unmack, P.J. 2001. Fish persistence and fluvial geomorphology in central Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 49: 653-669 [669]
- Webb, A.C. 2007. Status of non-native freshwater fishes in tropical northern Queensland, including establishment success, rates of spread, range and introduction pathways. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 140: 63–78 [68]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, omnivore, pelagic.
General References
Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp. [265]
Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp.
Common Name References
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [340] (Swordtail)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Swordtail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | CYPRINODONTIFORMES | 11-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |