Xiphophorus maculatus

Basic information
Scientific name	Xiphophorus maculatus	(No picture)
Common names	Moon fish, Southern platyfish
Higher taxon	Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Atlantic coastal region of Mexico , Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras
Habitat	Warm slow stream with muddy bottom and aquatic grass, canals.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Okinawajima Island (established or not is unclear).
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Unknown.
Route	Deliberate: Release of pet animal
Impact	Unknown impact.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	India, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Australia, USA, several Caribbean Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Palau, Hawaii, etc.

Reference	Notes
Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2010-12-10) http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm Matsuzawa & Senou (2008) Alien fishes of Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)	Although a population was established in a branch of Kuniba River, Okinawajima, it seems extinct after construction.