Gambusia speciosa
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859 | |
References
- 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.
- "Gambusia speciosa - Girard, 1859". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gambusia speciosa" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- "Gambusia speciosa Tex-Mex gambusia". Fishes of Texas. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Gambusia speciosa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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