Poecilia sphenops was reported from 22 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 21 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Central and South America: Mexico to Colombia. Often confused with Poecilia mexicana (Ref. 1739).
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Table 1: Present in 21 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Brazil BRA introduced 101215
South America Colombia COL native 26130
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 11225
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 1739
North America El Salvador SLV native 129076
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 1739
North America Honduras HND native 129076
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 129032
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Japan JPN introduced 53301
North America Mexico MEX native 42987
North America Nicaragua NIC native 129076
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 12165
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU introduced 129076
Asia Singapore SGP introduced 6299
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO introduced 11225
Asia United Arab Em. ARE introduced 129076
South America Venezuela VEN native 7020

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania French Polynesia PYF questionable 48622

Table 4: Reported from 22 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Brazil BRA introduced 101215
South America Colombia COL native 26130
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 11225
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 1739
North America El Salvador SLV native 129076
Oceania French Polynesia PYF questionable 48622
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 1739
North America Honduras HND native 129076
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 129032
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Japan JPN introduced 53301
North America Mexico MEX native 42987
North America Nicaragua NIC native 129076
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 12165
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU introduced 129076
Asia Singapore SGP introduced 6299
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO introduced 11225
Asia United Arab Em. ARE introduced 129076
South America Venezuela VEN native 7020
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