Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1322683
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateIL
CountyBureau
LocalityGreen
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameGreen
HUC8 Number07090007
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:105
Author:Smith, P.W.
Date:1979
Title:The fishes of Illinois.
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Pages:314 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24437
Author:Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.
Date:2011
Title:Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. 2nd edition.
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages:663 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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