Miragoane gambusia (Gambusia beebei)

Scientific name: Gambusia beebei Myers, 1935

The Miragoane gambusia (Gambusia beebei) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. Native range: Central America, endemic to Etang de Miragoane in Tiburon Peninsula, southwestern Haiti.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gambusia beebei
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: endemic to Etang de Miragoane in Tiburon Peninsula, southwestern Haiti.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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