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Dominican gambusia
Gambusia dominicensis
Gambusia dominicensis, the Dominican gambusia, is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. It is native to two lakes on the island of Hispaniola: Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic and Lake Azuei in Haiti. Spread through the aquarium trade, it is an invasive species in some parts of the world.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 101198.