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Eastern Mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

Also known as: Boredrain Fish, Eastern Gambusia, Gambies, Gambusia, Holbrook's Mosquitofish, Mosquitofish, Plague Minnow, Starling Perch, Tadpolefish, Top Minnow

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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@Futureship · Memphis, United States · October 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in both standing and slow moving water, over vegetated backwaters, lakes, ponds, and in quiet pools.
Worldwide - Introduced worldwide to keep the mosquito population down!

These fish are prolific live bearers and have been Introduced to areas for mosquito control.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Worldwide
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Found in both standing and slow moving water, over vegetated backwaters, lakes, ponds, and in quiet pools.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCyprinodontiformes
    5. familyPoeciliidae
    6. genusGambusia
    7. speciesGambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859

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