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Gambusia speciosa

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Gambusia speciosa

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Gambusia
Species:
G. speciosa
Binomial name
Gambusia speciosa
Girard, 1859

Gambusia speciosa, the Tex-Mex gambusia, is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae which is found in the United States and Mexico.[3] In Mexico its range covers the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas while in the United States it is found in New Mexico and Texas.[1] In Texas it is restricted to the Devils River and its tributaries in Val Verde County.[4] The habitat of the Tex-Mex gambusia includes springs, outflow channels, marshes and the margins of small to medium-sized streams.[2] This species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as the Río San Diego, near Cadereita in Nuevo León.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Valdes Gonzales, A.; NatureServe (2019). "Gambusia speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8899A129984386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8899A129984386.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gambusia speciosa - Girard, 1859". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gambusia speciosa". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  4. ^ "Gambusia speciosa Tex-Mex gambusia". Fishes of Texas. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gambusia speciosa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.