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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851) |
| Common Name | Striped Gambusia |
| Type Locality | Bluefields, Jamaica. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 34mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: known only from Jamaica. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | A naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica, pp 84, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up G. melapleura on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up G. melapleura on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2013 Dec 18 09:08 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 09:03) |