Pecos gambusia
| Pecos gambusia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia nobilis (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853) | |
The Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) is a species of fish in the Poeciliidae family endemic to the Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in the United States. This two-inch species, as most of its family, is a livebearer. Females produce broods of up to 40 fry every four to five days. The fish are omnivorous, eating algae and small invertebrates, and are endangered due to loss of their spring-fed desert habitat.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Gambusia nobilis. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.