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POECILIIDAE - LIVEBEARERS<br />
Gambusia affinis hoibrooki<br />
Widespread throughout mainland Australia (Whitley 1951a, 1961b; Mees 1977; Pollard et<br />
al. 1981; Milton and Arthington 1983; Merrick and Schmida 1984; Lloyd 1984; Lloyd and<br />
Tomasov 1985; Arthington, this volume and references therein).<br />
Poecilia reticulata<br />
Common in urban streams throughout coastal Queensland (McKay 1977, 1978, 1984,<br />
1986c; Arthington et al. 1983).<br />
Poecilia latipinna<br />
Established in Hervey Bay and Sandgate Lagoon, Brisbane (Mckay 1978, 1986c).<br />
Phalloceros caudimaculatus<br />
Established near Perth, Western Australia (Trendall and Johnson 1981).<br />
Xiphophorus helleri<br />
Common in urban creeks Brisbane, Ipswich and Gladstone Queensland (McKay 1977 1978,<br />
1984; Arthington et al. 1981, 1983; Arthington and Mitchell 1986).<br />
Xiphophorus maculatus<br />
A rapidly spreading invasive species established in the Brisbane region, Babind a, Tully and<br />
Gordonvale, Queensland (McKay 1978, 1984, 1986c; Milton and Arthington 1983).<br />
PERCIDAE - PERCH<br />
Perca fluviatilis<br />
Established in western Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, and South<br />
Australian Gulf divisions (Weatherley 1963, 1977; Weatherley and Lake 1967; Cad'wallader and<br />
Backhouse 1983; Merrick and Schmida 1984; Baxter et al. 1985).