Gambusia sexradiata
Stippled Gambusia
Collection Details
Event Specimens
Photos
There are no photos available for this taxon yet.
Records
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia
Gambusia sexradiata (Stippled Gambusia)
Description
This species account was compiled from
FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.)
and processed using AI-assisted text extraction.
It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page.
Learn more about our species accounts.
Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Rio Nautla, northern Veracruz, Mexico, along the Atlantic slope of Campeche, Atlantic drainage of inland Mexico in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, presumably across the base of the Yucatan Peninsula to Quintana Roo, south to southern Belize (Moho river drainage). Also found in the Rio Usumacinta drainage in Guatemala, and in isolated islands in the Petén region.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish. benthopelagic. Found in: streams, lakes.
Biology
Usually found near the shore where vegetation is present in both pond and river habitats. Feeds mainly on benthic, vegetation-associated invertebrates, and on terrestrial shoreline organisms.
Max length: 2.6 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct); bearers (internal live bearers). After about 28 days gestation, female gives birth to 10-35 young. Sexual maturity is reached after four months (Ref. 2060).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-03-28. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson (1997) Fishes of the continental waters of Belize. University Press of Florida, Florida. 311 p.
Comments On Gambusia sexradiata