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Pecos gambusia

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Pecos gambusia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Gambusia
Species:
G. nobilis
Binomial name
Gambusia nobilis
Synonyms[2]

Heterandria nobilis S.F. Baird & Girard, 1853

The Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae endemic to the Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in the United States. This two-inch species, as most of its family, is a livebearer. Females produce broods of up to 40 fry every four to five days. The fish are omnivorous, eating algae and small invertebrates, and are endangered due to loss of their spring-fed desert habitat.[3]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Gambusia nobilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T8895A18232636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8895A18232636.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gambusia nobilis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 2016-05-02.