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Scientific Name | Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 |
Common Names | Eastern Mosquito-fish Koboldkaerpfling (Germany) |
Type Locality | Palatka, eastern Florida, [Palatka, eastern Florida and Charleston, South Carolina], U.S.A. |
Species Information | |
Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Jersey south to Alabama in USA. Introduced to many countries for mosquito control, but had rare to non-existing effects on mosquitoes, and negative to perhaps neutral impact on native fishes. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11, pp 62 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Apr 24 23:57 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 09:00) |