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Scientific Name
Gambusia affinis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Park
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
western mosquitofish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Acanthopterygii |
| Order | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder | Cyprinodontoidei |
| Family | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily | Poeciliinae |
| Genus | Gambusia |
| Species | Gambusia affinis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Introduced to Lake Tuendae.; Data Source: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Likely introduced for mosquito control purposes prior to Preserve establishment.; Data Source: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011; University of California Fish Web Site (Accessed 12/5/2011 http://calfish.ucdavis.edu/species/?uid=109&ds=241).
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Data Source: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jeanne Taylor
Created Date
5/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Garron, K. A. 2006. Population Status of the Endangered Mohave Tui Chub (Siphateles bicolor mohavensis) at Lake Tuendae, Zzyzx, California.Thesis.California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, California Thesis. NATUREBIB-635054., Accepted Detail: Neal Darby, Wildlife Biologist, Mojave National Preserve, 12/19/2011; Joseph S. Nelson, Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams. 2004. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 29.
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