Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1322681
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateNM
CountyChaves
LocalityUpper Pecos-Long Arroyo
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Pecos-Long Arroyo
HUC8 Number13060007
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1
Author:Sublette, J.E., M.D. Hatch, and M. Sublette.
Date:1990
Title:The fishes of New Mexico.
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Pages:393 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1670
Author:Smith, M.L., and R.R. Miller.
Date:1986
Title:The evolution of the Rio Grande basin as inferred from its fish fauna.
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:457-486
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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