Gambusia puncticulata
Caribbean Gambusia
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia
Gambusia puncticulata (Caribbean Gambusia)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Central America: throughout Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Bahamas.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish. benthopelagic.
Biology
Found in fresh, brackish and salt waters in coastal and lowland areas.
Max length: 3.6 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct); bearers (internal live bearers). After about 24 days gestation, female gives birth to 10-40 young. Sexual maturity is reached after 3 or 4 months.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-04-27. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Lee, D.S., S.P. Platania and G.H. Burgess (1983) Atlas of North American freshwater fishes, 1983 supplement. Occasional Papers of the North Carolina Biological Survey no. 1983-6. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, N.C. 67 p.
Wischnath, L. (1993) Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p.
Lucinda, P.H.F. (2003) Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil.
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