Gambusia holbrooki
Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish at Turner, ACT
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| Gambusia holbrooki | Walker | 13 Aug 2023 | |
| Gambusia holbrooki | ConBoekel | 12 Aug 2023 |
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I am familiar with this species. Female below. Male above. This school was in the shallows of water backed up from the blockage in the Sullivan's Creek silt trap near Barry Drive. I doubt that this species is permanent in the Sullivan's Creek, Turner (see CPCN map). The nearest permanent upstream population is the pond near the O'Connor shops. There are physical obstacles to upstream movement from the ANU sections of Sullivan's Creek into the silt trap. That said, I have not seen this species in the ANU sections of Sullivan's Creek.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.125310-35.273837
- Altitude 535.6m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Turner ANU Daley Precinct
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Apr 2023 01:28 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 1m - 3m Depth of sighting
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- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gambusia holbrooki Other Exotic Fish Exotic Fish Fish
Species information
- Gambusia holbrooki Scientific name
- Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 2034.6m Recorded at altitude
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