Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID44543
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateUT
CountyTooele
Localitybubbling spring just off Lake Point at the north end of the Oquirrh Mountains along the southern margin of Great Salt Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameJordan
HUC8 Number16020204
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month6
Collection Year1942
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:127
Author:Sigler, W.F., and R.R. Miller.
Date:1963
Title:Fishes of Utah.
Publisher:Utah Department of Fish and Game, Salt Lake City, UT.
Pages:203 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:207
Author:Rees, D.M.
Date:1945
Title:Supplemental notes on mosquito fish in Utah, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard).
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1945
Issue:4
Pages:236
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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