| Specimen ID | 30693 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Gambusia |
| Species | affinis |
| Common Name | Western Mosquitofish |
| State | CO |
| Locality | Big Thompson drainage |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | HUC8 |
| HUC8 Name | Big Thompson |
| HUC8 Number | 10190006 |
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| Collection Year | 1997 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1657 |
| Author: | Nelser, T.P., R. Van Buren, J.A. Stafford, and M. Jones. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Inventory and status of South Platte River native fishes in Colorado. |
| Journal: | Final Report |
| Publisher: | Colorado Div of Wildl, Aquatic Wildlife Section. |
| Pages: | 113+figs |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1411 |
| Author: | Lynch, J.D. |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Title: | Introduction, establishment, and dispersal of western mosquitofish in Nebraska (Actinopterygii:Poeciliidae). |
| Journal: | Prarie Naturalist |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 203-216 |
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| Comments | Uncommon. Lynch 1988 states that within the U.S., introductions primarily involved G. affinis, the western mosquitofish. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
