Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1322682
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateNM
CountyRoosevelt
LocalityTaiban
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameTaiban
HUC8 Number13060004
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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