Check List 13(3): e19750, doi: 10.15560/13.3.2149
Range extension of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Magdalena river basin, Colombia
expand article infoJuan G. Albornoz-Garzón‡, Francisco A. Villa-Navarro§
‡ Universidad del Tolima, Brazil§ Universidad del Tolima, Colombia

Corresponding author: Juan Albornoz-Garzón ( jgalbornoz@ut.edu.co )

© 2017 Juan Albornoz-Garzón, Francisco Villa-Navarro.
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Citation: Villa F, Albornoz-Garzón J (2017) Range extension of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the upper Magdalena river basin, Colombia. Check List 13(3): 2149. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2149
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Abstract
This study reports the expansion of the known distribution of the invasive fish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) into the upper Magdalena river basin. The new record comes from a wetland in the Dry Tropical Forest biome in Tolima and represents the first collection of this species from the upper Magdalena river basin. An updated distribution for Colombia is provided.
Keywords
South America; Tras-Andean region; Tolima; wetland; Poeciliidae; invasive species