Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID291462
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateCA
CountyRiverside
LocalityAvenue 82 drainage ditch, between state route 86 and the Salton Sea, ~6.4 km east of Oasis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
HUC10 NameArroyo Salada-Frontal Salton Sea
HUC10 Number1810020415
HUC12 NameTravertine Palms Wash-Frontal Salton Sea
HUC12 Number181002041507
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month12
Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:602
Author:St. Amant, J.A., and I. Sharp
Date:1971
Title:Addition of Xiphophorus variatus (Meek) to the California fauna.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:57
Pages:128-129
Reference 2
Ref. Number:20838
Author:Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Date:2011
Title:Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Marine Vertebrate Collection.
Publisher:Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalScripps Institution of Oceanography
Museum Cat NumberSIO 70-58
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved14


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