Gambusia senilis, the blotched gambusia, is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae found in Mexico, where it is called guayacon pinto, and formerly in the Devil's River in the Rio Grande basin in Texas.[2] The Texas population was extirpated following the construction of the Amistad Dam.[3]
Gambusia senilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Gambusia |
Species: | G. senilis
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Binomial name | |
Gambusia senilis Girard, 1859
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe, Matamoros, W.A.; Valdes Gonzales, A.; Vega-Cendejas, M. (2019). "Gambusia senilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8896A129984165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8896A129984165.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gambusia senilis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ "Gambusia senilis blotched gambusia". Fishes of Texas. Retrieved 3 November 2019.