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Gambusia affinis

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Noun1.Gambusia affinis - silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West IndiesGambusia affinis - silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
mosquitofish
live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
Gambusia, genus Gambusia - mosquitofish
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And the sign is intended to get the attention of property caretakers, too: Please dont add any chemicals to the pool, or youll kill our inch-long Gambusia affinis, or mosquito fish.
Local allies in public health: Fish by Brian Eckhouse / Las Vegas Sun
8) sayanus Fundulidae Fundulus notatus Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis 1 (1, 0.
Distribution of fishes of the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, ... by Burskey, Jacob L.; Simon, Thomas P. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
A tiny silvery fish, known as Gambusia affinis, which has a Pac-Man-like appetite for mosquito larvae that thrive in stagnant water.
EMPTY HOMES POSE RISK TO HEALTH POOLS: MOSQUITO LARVAE THRIVE ON ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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