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Nicaraguan Mosquitofish

Gambusia nicaraguensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Cyprinodontiformes

Family

Poeciliidae

Genus

Gambusia

Nicaraguan Mosquitofish belongs to the family Poeciliidae, order Cyprinodontiformes, within the unknown class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajor
Community

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Nicaraguan Mosquitofish (Gambusia nicaraguensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/nicaraguan-mosquitofish

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