General information |
Gambusia affinis holbrooki (Girard, 1859) |
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Common name | Eastern 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; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Saudi Arabia; introduced: Iraq; introduced: Iran; introduced: Syria; introduced: Lebanon; introduced: UAE; introduced: Yemen; introduced: Afghanistan; introduced: Turkmenistan; introduced: Uzbekistan; introduced: Turkey; introduced: Russia; introduced: Australia; introduced: Madagascar; introduced: Kenya; introduced: France; introduced: Spain; introduced: Portugal; introduced: Italy; introduced: Greece; introduced: Bulgaria; native: USA; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Fiji; native: Albania; introduced: Hungary; introduced: Ethiopia; introduced: Mauritius; introduced: Reunion |
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 |
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Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
Reference |
Sharma OP, Tripathi HK (1982). Somatic and Germ Cell Chromosomes of Gambusia affinis holbrooki. Chromosome Information System, 32: 24-25. |
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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