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Pensoft Publishers, Check List, 6(17), p. 1615-1622, 2021

DOI: 10.15560/17.6.1615

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

Journal article published in 2021 by Felipe Polivanov Ottoni ORCID, Erick Cristofore Guimarães, Jadson Pinheiro Santos ORCID, Pâmella Silva de Brito, Josie South ORCID, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de Bragança ORCID
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Abstract

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.