Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID29496
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateCA
Localityupper portions of the Santa Clara River system
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSanta Clara
HUC8 Number18070102
Map
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Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:786
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Date:1977
Title:Recovery plan for unarmored threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni, an endangered fish.
Publisher:USFWS.
Pages:60 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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