Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30191
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityMesa County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameUpper Colorado
HUC8 Number14000000
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:306
Author:Woodling, J.
Date:1985
Title:Colorado's little fish: a guide to the minnows and other lesser known fishes in the state of Colorado.
Publisher:Colorado Division of Wildlife
Pages:77 pp
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
CommentsLynch 1988 states that within the U.S., the introductions primarily invovled G. affinis, the western mosquitofish.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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