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Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962

Robust gambusia
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Common names: Guayacón de Nadadores, Robust gambusia
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens collected from Rio Sabinas de Coahuila, from mainstream of the Rio Salado, and from Rio Salado de los Nadadores and many of its tributaries. Museum: Rio Salado de los Nadadores, near its junction with the Rio Salado de Monclova, 1 mile S of Hermanas, Coahuila, UMMZ 179167 (holotype, 2.42 cm SL, male); UMMZ 179168 (63 paratypes). Also Ref. 50894.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Minckley, W.L., 1962
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Guayacón de Nadadores, Salado-Kärpfling, Verkkomoskiittokala, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Gambusia: Gambusia: From the Cuban term, Gambusino, which means "nothing", usually in the context of a joke or a farce. Fishing for gambusinos = when one catches nothing (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 25; non-migratory.   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

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