Big Bend gambusia
| Big bend gambusia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. gaigei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia gaigei C. L. Hubbs, 1929 | |
The Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia gaigei) is a rare species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to the Big Bend region of the Rio Grande of the United States and Mexico. The only known remaining population is in a protected pond in the Big Bend National Park.[2]
This livebearer is about 2 inches long. It feeds on aquatic invertebrates.[2]
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References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Gambusia gaigei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T8890A18229201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8890A18229201.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- 1 2 Gambusia gaigei. Texas Parks & Wildlife.
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