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SpeciesCyprinodontiformesPoeciliidae
Fish

๐ŸŸMosquitofish

Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

The western mosquitofish is a North American freshwater poeciliid fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia, or by the common name gambezi. Its sister species, the eastern mosquitofish is also referred to by these names.

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Also called
Western Mosquitofish
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2019.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.04 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
3 years
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Body length
0.04 mrecord 0.05 m ยท FishBasetypical adult
FishBase
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Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase ยท v25.04 ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

By sex

  • Female0.07 mFishBasev25.04
Maximum lifespan
3 yearsrecord 3 years ยท FishBase
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge ยท AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) ยท CC BY 3.0

Trophic level
3.07
FishBase
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Source: FishBase ยท v25.04, estimate table ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.07 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2โ€“2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
potential pest
FishBase
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Source: FishBase ยท v25.04 ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Mosquitofish yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. โ€บphylumChordata
  3. โ€บorderCyprinodontiformes
  4. โ€บfamilyPoeciliidae
  5. โ€บgenusGambusia
  6. โ€บspeciesGambusia affinis
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  2. suborderCyprinodontoidei
  3. familyPoeciliidae
  4. subfamilyPoeciliinae
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. superorderAtherinomorphae
  11. orderCyprinodontiformes
  12. suborderCyprinodontoidei
  13. familyPoeciliidae
  14. subfamilyPoeciliinae
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In other languages
้ฃŸ่šŠ้ฑผ (zh), ใ‚ซใƒ€ใƒคใ‚ท (ja), Gambusia affinis (pt), Gambuzja pospolita (pl), ื’ืžื‘ื•ื–ื™ื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื” (he), Gambusia affinis (fr) โ€ฆ and 20 more languages
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