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Gambusia holbrooki
eastern mosquitofish
Gulf Islands National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cyprinodontiformes, Suborder Cyprinodontoidei, Family Poeciliidae, Genus Gambusia, Species Gambusia holbrooki


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S5; MS: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 108 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Everglades National Park
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	12/15/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 6:32:04 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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