Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID44653
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateUT
LocalityGreat Salt Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGreat Salt Lake
HUC8 Number16020310
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:128
Author:Rees, D.M.
Date:1934
Title:Notes on mosquito fish in Utah, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard).
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1945
Issue:4
Pages:236
Reference 3
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
CommentsStocking this aggressive fish in the SW has extirpated many localized native species. Rees 1934 and 1945 provide evidence that the original species introduced into Utah is Gambusia affinis and not Gambusia holbrooki
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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