Gambusiini
| Gambusiini | |
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| Eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | [[Gill, 1889[1]]] |
Gambusini, also spelled Gambusiini, is a tribe of killifishes from the "livebearer" family Poeciliidae. Their native range encompasses Central and much of North America, with a single species Gambusia lemaitrei occurring in South America. Some species have been widely introduced outside their native range and the Eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki is considered to be one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world and is responsible for declines in small native aquatic species worldwide.[2]
Genera
The following general are classified in the trine Gambusini:[3]
- Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
- Genus Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Genus Heterophallus Regan, 1914
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer; Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ "The effects of invasive fish on native species". CORDIS EU Research Results. European Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.