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Mosquito Fish
Gambusia affinis
Also known as: Western Mosquitofish • Mosquitofish • Live-bearing tooth-carp
Kingdom: Animalia
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Mosquito Fish, Western Mosquitofish, Mosquitofish, Live-bearing tooth-carp, Mosquito fish, Mosquito-fish, Topminnow, Western mosquitofish, mosquitofish, western mosquitofish, Gambusia, Spotted Gambusia
Class:
Actinopterygii
Data Completeness:
57%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
14
Countries
Top Locations
BE
1
FR
1
GB
1
NL
1
Improvement District No. 9, AB T0L, Canada
1
Recent Observers
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First: 10/4/2017 · Latest: 5/25/2025
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