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Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Mosquitofish
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Common names: Isdang canal
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Alvin Seale brought 24 individuals of this fish to Manila from Honolulu, Hawaii, to be used to control mosquito (Ref. 6348). Recorded from Candaba Swamp and Pampanga River (Ref. 109918). Known from Bombon (=Taal) lake (Ref. 12165). Also Ref. 6346, 6348 and 12157.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Juliano, R.O., R.D. Guerrero III and I. Ronquillo, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gambusie, Western mosquitofish, Western mosquitofish, ... more

التصنيف / Names الأسماء الشائعة | مرادفات | Catalog of Fishes(جنس, الانواع) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Gambusia: Gambusia: From the Cuban term, Gambusino, which means "nothing", usually in the context of a joke or a farce. Fishing for gambusinos = when one catches nothing (Ref. 45335);  affinis: From the Latin word affinusmeaning related (Ref. 79012).
  More on authors: Baird & Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range البيئة

; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19; سمكة نهرية.   Subtropical; 12°C - 29°C (Ref. 52055); 42°N - 26°N

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