Striped gambusia (Gambusia melapleura)

Scientific name: Gambusia melapleura Gosse, 1851

Striped gambusia (Gambusia melapleura)

The Striped gambusia (Gambusia melapleura) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. Native range: Central America, known only from Jamaica.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gambusia melapleura
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: known only from Jamaica.
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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