Widemouth gambusia
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| Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 |
The widemouth gambusia, Gambusia eurystoma, is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. It is native to Mexico.
This species reaches a maximum overall length of approximately 3.5 cm.
Little is known about G. eurystoma, but IUCN classifies it as Critically Endangered on the basis of a very small (less than 250 individuals) and rapidly falling population and a small, localized, and diminishing geographical distribution.
[edit] References
- Contreras-Balderas & Almada-Villela (1996). Gambusia eurystoma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1ac+2ce, B1+2ac, C2b v2.3)
- Contreras-Balderas, S., and P. Almada-Villela. "Gambusia eurystoma" (ID 8889). 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p.: IUCN, 2004.
- "Gambusia eurystoma". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- Gambusia eurystoma (TSN 647297). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 12 December 2004.
