Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Cyprinodontiformes > Family Poeciliidae > Subfamily Poeciliinae

Gambusia Poey, 1854

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859

Literature

original description

Poey, F. (1851-1854). Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. La Habana. v. 1: 1-463, Pls. 1-34. [publication dates following Norman, 1938: 1-40, pls 1-8 (Nov 1851); 40-120, pls 9-14 (Apr 1852); 121-200, pls 15-22 (Oct 1852); 201-280, pls 23-30 (May 1853); 281-463, pls 31-34 (Jun 1854)].

basis of record

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

taxonomy source

Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.

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Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gambusia Poey, 1854. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159323

Dr. Jorg Freyhof. Gambusia Poey, 1854. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3791217c-447b-43ea-8242-b14ea2e63a48

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2014-11-21 by Dr. Jorg Freyhof & by Nicolas Bailly

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