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Gambusia nicaraguensis in Belize
Nicaraguan mosquitofish

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Gambusia nicaraguensis   Günther, 1866
Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) , subfamily: Poeciliinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Nicaraguan mosquitofish
Max. size:	3.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30499); 4.08 cm SL (female)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 25 - 26°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Central America: Guatemala to Panama.
Diagnosis:	Head and body gray. A triangular black blotch below the eye. Caudal fin with 6 - 7 black spots forming a vertical series in the center of the fin; sometimes there are similar spots on the dorsal fin. Anal fin dusky. Snout pointed. Dorsal fin inserts behind the end of the anal-fin base (Ref. 36880).
Biology:	Collected only on three occasions in the mouth of slow-moving streams, in brackish or fresh waters within a few meters of the sea. Swims in small groups near the surface over sandy or muddy bottoms at temperatures of 25-26°C. Feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 36880)
Threatened:	Data deficient, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lucinda, P.H.F.. 2003. (Ref. 50894)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Nicaraguan mosquitofish		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:  Bussing, W.A., 1998
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in undiluted seawter in a lagoon at Middle Snake Cay in southern Belize and St. Georges Cay (Ref. 30499).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Sampang, Arlene G.

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