Record details

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:   409
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BD
Observer:   Manson A.
Date of record:   2015-10-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   760580
Species name:   Gambusia affinis
Common name:   Western mosquitofish
Family:   Poeciliidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-409
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Dark patch at the rear of the stomach cavity indicates Poecillidae, not colourful enough to be guppies. Gambusia is a serious invasive, displacing the similar and native Topminnows (Aplocheilichthys)
Date:   2016-01-05 17:23:49
Species name:   Gambusia affinis -- Western mosquitofish
Species code:   760580

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