Biology:Gambusia speciosa

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Short description: Species of fish

Gambusia speciosa
Tex-Mex gambusia.jpg

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Gambusia
Species:
G. speciosa
Binomial name
Gambusia speciosa
Girard, 1859

Gambusia speciosa, the Tex-Mex gambusia, is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae which is found in the United States and Mexico.[3] In Mexico its range covers the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas while in the United States it is found in New Mexico and Texas .[1] In Texas it is restricted to the Devils River and its tributaries in Val Verde County.[4] The habitat of the Tex-Mex gambusia includes springs, outflow channels, marshes and the margins of small to medium-sized streams.[2] This species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as the Río San Diego, near Cadereita in Nuevo León.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q307722 entry