Xiphophorus hellerii
Green Swordtail
As recorded: Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Cyprinodontiformes › Poeciliidae
- Collected by
- G.B. Mainland
- Date
- April 20, 1938
- Locality
- Oahu; Honolulu; Waialae Nui Stream; upstream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 20, 1938, G.B. Mainland also collected 11 other specimens.
Xiphophorus hellerii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,173 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Mount Coot-tha QLD 4066, Australia
(c) Dubravka Skalamera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Bunyaville Conservation Park, Arana Hills, Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) cirolana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dago, Coblong, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia
(c) Faqih, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
臺灣島, 大溪區, 桃園市, TW
(c) yw_kuo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Cimacan, Cipanas, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia
(c) donad26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Xiphophorus hellerii. BPBM 5429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39697357. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5429.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39697357 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026