Gambusia affinis holbrooki ';
General information
Gambusia affinis holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
 
 
Common nameEastern mosquitofish
Valid name Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
Synonyms
Gambusia patruelis holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
Heterandria holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
Schizophallus holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
Gambusia affinis holbrocki (Girard, 1859)
Gambusia holbrocki Girard, 1859
Gambusia holbrookii Girard, 1859
Zygonectes atrilatus Jordan & Brayton, 1878
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Cyprinodontiformes; Poeciliidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Singapore; Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Iran; Syria; Lebanon; UAE; Yemen; Afghanistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; Madagascar; Kenya; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; USA; Puerto Rico; Fiji; Albania; Hungary; Ethiopia; Mauritius; Reunion
Occurrence Introduced: India, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, UAE, Yemen, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, Australia, Madagascar, Kenya, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Fiji, Hungary, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Reunion
Native: USA, Albania
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Effective as a mosquito control agent and has been nominated as among the 100 Worlds Worst invaders by the Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tawi river, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Source of chromosomes
Testis and Gill
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Sharma OP, Tripathi HK (1982). Somatic and Germ Cell Chromosomes of Gambusia affinis holbrooki. Chromosome Information System, 32: 24-25.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image