Gambusia holbrooki

Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish

Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia or Plague minnow )

Family: Poeciliidae (Tooth-carp)

Status: Introduced.

Size: Generally, males reach 3.8 cm and females 6.4 cm.

Description: Rounded tail and flattened head with a single dorsal fin located behind the anal fin.  Colour is olive on the back and pale iridescent on the belly; females are larger than males and have a dark spot at the vent. Also known as mosquito fish,

Location: Highly invasive and found throughout CNM region.

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Species information

• Gambusia holbrooki Scientific name
• Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
• 0m to 2034.6m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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Location information

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  ANBG Australian National University Bruce Ponds Commonwealth & Kings Parks Cotter Reserve Dickson Wetland Fadden Hills Pond Gordon Pond Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kosciuszko National Park Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Molonglo Gorge Molonglo River Reserve Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Sullivans Creek, Acton Umbagong District Park West Belconnen Pond Western Edge Area Yerrabi Pond

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  Acton, ACT Belconnen, ACT Bonython, ACT Bruce, ACT Canberra, ACT Carwoola, NSW Coree, ACT Dickson, ACT Dunlop, ACT Fadden, ACT Forde, ACT Fyshwick, ACT Gordon, ACT Goulburn, NSW Hackett, ACT Kambah, ACT Kingston, ACT Kosciuszko National Park, NSW Latham, ACT Melba, ACT Molonglo, ACT Ngunnawal, ACT O'Connor, ACT O'Malley, ACT Paddys River, ACT Phillip, ACT The Ridgeway, NSW