Gambusia
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Gambusia is a genus of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae (order Cyprinodontiformes. The type species is the Cuban gambusia, Gambusia punctata). Gambusia species are often called topminnows or simply gambusias; they are also known as mosquitofish, which, however, refers more specifically to one species, G. affinis.
Nine species are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List; one, the widemouth gambusia, G. eurystoma, is Critically Endangered; and two, the Amistad gambusia, G. amistadensis, and the San Marcos gambusia, G. georgei, are already extinct.
[edit] Species
FishBase lists 43 species:
- Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853).
- Yellowfin gambusia, Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs & Springer, 1957.
- Amistad gambusia, Gambusia amistadensis Peden, 1973. Extinct.
- Blackfin gambusia, Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey, 1963.
- Golden gambusia, Gambusia aurata Miller & Minckley, 1970.
- Gambusia baracoana Rivas, 1944.
- Miragoane gambusia, Gambusia beebei Myers, 1935.
- Gambusia bucheri Rivas, 1944.
- Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett & Edwards, 2003.
- Dominican gambusia, Gambusia dominicensis Regan, 1913.
- Maya gambusia, Gambusia echeagarayi (Alvarez, 1952).
- Widemouth gambusia, Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975.
- Big Bend gambusia, Gambusia gaigei Hubbs, 1929.
- Largespring gambusia, Gambusia geiseri Hubbs & Hubbs, 1957.
- San Marcos gambusia, Gambusia georgei Hubbs & Peden, 1969. Extinct.
- Clear Creek gambusia, Gambusia heterochir Hubbs, 1957.
- Hispaniolan gambusia, Gambusia hispaniolae Fink, 1971.
- Eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859.
- Crescent gambusia, Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs & Springer, 1957.
- Spotfin gambusia, Gambusia krumholzi Minckley, 1963.
- Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler, 1950.
- Cuatrocienegas gambusia, Gambusia longispinis Minckley, 1962.
- Sleek mosquitofish, Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey, 1963.
- Gambusia manni Hubbs, 1927.
- Robust gambusia, Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962.
- Striped gambusia, Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851).
- Gambusia monticola Rivas, 1971.
- Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1925.
- Nicaraguan mosquitofish, Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866.
- Pecos gambusia, Gambusia nobilis (Baird & Girard, 1853).
- Panuco gambusia, Gambusia panuco Hubbs, 1926.
- Tiburon Peninsula gambusia, Gambusia pseudopunctata Rivas, 1969.
- Cuban gambusia, Gambusia punctata Poey, 1854.
- Caribbean gambusia, Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854.
- Forlon gambusia, Gambusia regani Hubbs, 1926.
- Mangrove gambusia, Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969.
- Blotched gambusia, Gambusia senilis Girard, 1859.
- Teardrop mosquito, Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs, 1936.
- Tex-Mex gambusia, Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859.
- Gulf gambusia, Gambusia vittata Hubbs, 1926.
- Wray's gambusia, Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913.
- Cayman gambusia, Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield, 1983.
- Yucatan gambusia, Gambusia yucatana Regan, 1914.
[edit] References
- "Gambusia". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- Gambusia (TSN 165877). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 12 December 2004.
