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Mosquitofishes
Gambusia
Gambusia is a large genus of fish in family Poeciliidae (order Cyprinodontiformes). Gambusia contains over 40 species, most of which are principally found in freshwater habitats, though some species may also be found in brackish or saltwater habitats. The type species is the Cuban gambusia, G. punctata. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, Texas, and the Greater Antilles, but species are also found elsewhere in eastern and southern United States, The Bahamas, Central America, and...
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 42 known species
Western Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia affinis
Eastern Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia holbrooki
Yucatan Gambusia
speciesGambusia yucatana
Largespring Gambusia
speciesGambusia geiseri
Mangrove Gambusia
speciesGambusia rhizophorae
Caribbean Gambusia
speciesGambusia puncticulata
Stippled Gambusia
speciesGambusia sexradiata
Flame Gambusia
speciesGambusia pyrros
Big Bend Gambusia
speciesGambusia gaigei
Spotfin Gambusia
speciesGambusia krumholzi
Robust Gambusia
speciesGambusia marshi
Blotched Gambusia
speciesGambusia senilis
Wray's Gambusia
speciesGambusia wrayi
Chihuahua Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia zarskei
Cuban mosquitofish
speciesGambusia punctata
Bahama gambusia
speciesGambusia manni
New Mexico Gambusia
speciesGambusia echelleorum
Hispaniolan gambusia
speciesGambusia hispaniolae
Cayman gambusia
speciesGambusia xanthosoma
Gulf Gambusia
speciesGambusia vittata
Pecos Gambusia
speciesGambusia nobilis
Forlon Gambusia
speciesGambusia regani
Sleek Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia luma
Nicaragua Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia nicaraguensis
Crescent Gambusia
speciesGambusia hurtadoi
Panuco Gambusia
speciesGambusia panuco
Tiburon Peninsula Gambusia
speciesGambusia pseudopunctata
Tex-Mex Gambusia
speciesGambusia speciosa
Widemouth Gambusia
speciesGambusia eurystoma
Miragoane Gambusia
speciesGambusia beebei
Yellowfin Gambusia
speciesGambusia alvarezi
Amistad Gambusia
speciesGambusia amistadensis
San Marcos Gambusia
speciesGambusia georgei
Four Hooked Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia quadruncus
Yao Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia monticola
Striped Gambusia
speciesGambusia melapleura
Baracoa Gambusia
speciesGambusia baracoana
Moa Gambusia
speciesGambusia bucheri
Blackfin Gambusia
speciesGambusia atrora
Gold Gambusia
speciesGambusia aurata
Clear Creek Gambusia
speciesGambusia heterochir
Lemaitre's Mosquitofish
speciesGambusia lemaitrei
Cuatro Cienegas Gambusia
speciesGambusia longispinis
Dominican gambusia
speciesGambusia dominicensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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