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A silvery topminnow (Gambusia affinis) with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control.

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mosquitofish - silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control

Gambusia affinis

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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family Poeciliidae fish genus gambusia Gambusia affinis genus Gambusia live-bearer poeciliid poeciliid fish Poeciliidae topminnow			MASCULINIZING POTENCIES OF METHYLTESTOSTERONE AND SPIRONOLACTONE IN FEMALE WESTERN MOSQUITOFISH, GAMBUSIA AFFINIS. Biological Sciences paper abstracts by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science The first record of the western mosquitofish was in 1990, when six individuals were taken in Oxendine Bayou in Vigo County, but hundreds were present in 1992 and since (Clem & Whitaker 1996). Fishes of the lower Prairie Creek area, Vigo County, Indiana by Whitaker, John O., Jr.; Veilleux, Sherry L.; Duchamp, Joseph; Griswold, Matthew; Rees, Douglas / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science The sexual behavior of the western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) was previously described by Krotzer (1990). Disturbed sexual characteristics in male mosquitofish (Gambusia ... by Guillette, Louis J. Jr. / Environmental Health Perspectives			western crab apple Western culture western dewberry Western diamondback Western diamondback rattlesnake Western Dvina Western Empire Western Europe western fence lizard Western Ghats western gray squirrel western grey squirrel Western Hemisphere western hemlock western holly fern western honey mesquite Western Islands Western Isles Western Isles pony western kingbird western ladies' tresses western larch western lowland gorilla Western Malayo-Polynesian western meadowlark Western Mosquitofish Western mountain ash western mugwort western narrow-mouthed toad Western Ocean western omelet Western paper birch Western pasqueflower western pipistrel western poison oak western poppy western prince's pine Western Province western ragweed Western rattlesnake western red cedar western red-backed salamander western redbud Western Reserve Western ribbon snake western roll Western Roman Empire western saddle Western Sahara Western Samoa Western Samoan monetary unit			Western Michigan Yachting Association Western Micronesian Chief Executives Summit Western Military District Western Military Historical Society Western Mindanao Community Initiatives Project Western Mindanao Horticulture Center Western Mindanao State University Western Mine Maintenance Association Western Mining Action Network Western Mining Action Project Western Mining Corporation Western Mining Corporation Philippines, Inc. Western Mining Electrical Association Western Missouri Medical Center Western Missouri Mental Health Center Western Missouri Soccer League Western Mobilehome Parkowners Association Western Modern Science Western Monmouth Utilities Authority Western Montana Western Montana Mycological Association Western Montana Planning Zone Western Morgan Horse Breeders Association Western Moscow Western Moscow Western Mosquitofish Western Motor Home Association Western Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc Western Mount Lofty Ranges Western mountain ash Western mud minnow western mugwort Western Multiplex Corporation Western Municipal Water District Western Museum of Flight Western Museum of Mining and Industry Western Music Association Western Mutual Fund Company Western mystery tradition Western Name for Early Soviet Missile Series western narrow-mouthed toad Western National Life Insurance Company Western National Omnibus Company Western National Parks Association Western National Parks Association Western Nebraska Home Educators Network Western Nebraska Real Estate Western Nebraska Regional Airport Western Nebraska Sheep & Goat Association Western Neuro Sensory Stimulation Profile Western Neuroradiological Society

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