| Widemouth gambusia | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. eurystoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 |
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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 (1.4 in).
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.