First record of non-native Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes, 5 Poeciliidae) in the State of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

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During a field expedition in 2020, we recorded specimens of an invasive platy fish, Xiphophorus maculatus, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. This new occurrence, in the Municipality of São Luis, is only the second time that this non-native species has been found in northeastern Brazil. We provide an updated list of all invasive species recorded from the island of São Luís, highlighting the negative impacts they may confer for the native biodiversity.

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Authors/Creators:	Ottoni, FP Guimarães, EC Santos, JP Silva de Brito, P South, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-4225 Negreiros de Bragança, PH
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The authors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords:	Cyprinodontoidei; freshwater; geographic distribution; invasive species; Neotropical region; poeciliids; South America
Dates:	Accepted: 8 November 2021 Published (online): 23 November 2021 Published: 23 November 2021
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2021 16:07
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 15:37
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Pensoft Publishers
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.15560/17.6.1615

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First record of non-native Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes, 5 Poeciliidae) in the State of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

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