Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30692
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateCO
LocalitySt. Vrain drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameSt. Vrain
HUC8 Number10190005
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1657
Author:Nelser, T.P., R. Van Buren, J.A. Stafford, and M. Jones.
Date:1997
Title:Inventory and status of South Platte River native fishes in Colorado.
Journal:Final Report
Publisher:Colorado Div of Wildl, Aquatic Wildlife Section.
Pages:113+figs
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
CommentsUncommon. Lynch 1988 states that within the U.S., introductions primarily involved G. affinis, the western mosquitofish.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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