Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes)

Chan, Jeffery C. F., Tsang, Alphonse H. F., Yau, Sze-man, Hui, Tommy C. H., Lau, Anthony, Tan, Heok Hui, Low, Bi Wei, Dudgeon, David & Liew, Jia Huan, 2023, The non-native freshwater fishes of Hong Kong: diversity, distributions, and origins, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71, pp. 128-168 : 150-151

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.26107/RBZ-2023-0012
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7816010
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scientific name	Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes)
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Distribution. Lam Tsuen River ( Chan, 2001; C.H. Wan, pers. comm., 2021).

Native range. Central and South America.

Remarks. Has only been recorded twice, twenty years apart. It is scarce in the wild despite its prevalence in the local aquarium trade, suggesting that it has difficulty establishing itself.

Chan BPL (2001) Sustainability and biodiversity: the impact, alternative design and prospects of restoration of channelized lowland streams in Hong Kong. Unpublished PhD Thesis. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 169 - 211.