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Scientific Name
Gambusia affinis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Park
Parashant National Monument (PARA)
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
Data Source: Ross Haley, Biologist and Taxa Expert, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 6/22/2011.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Ross Haley, Biologist and Taxa Expert, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 6/22/2011.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Ross Haley, Biologist and Taxa Expert, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 6/22/2011.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Ross Haley, Biologist and Taxa Expert, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 6/22/2011.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Ross Haley, Biologist and Taxa Expert, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 6/22/2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Christopher Herbst
Created Date
5/8/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/27/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Sada, D. W. 2005. Abundance, distribution, and habitat use of the Grand Wash springsnail (Pyrgulopsis bacchus), Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada. NATUREBIB-642411., Accepted Detail: Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland.
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