Gambusia

See also: gambusia

Translingual

Gambusia punctata

Etymology

New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Gambusia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Poeciliidae – topminnows or gambusias, small freshwater fish that feed on mosquito larvae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Percomorpha - series; Ovalentaria, Atherinomorpha - clades; Cyprinodontiformes - order; Cyprinodontoidei - suborder; Poeciliidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Gambusia punctata - type species; for other species see Gambusia at Fishbase

Further reading

Gambusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gambusia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gambusia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gambusia at World Register of Marine Species
Gambusia at Fishbase
Gambusia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gambusia at Encyclopedia of Life
Gambusia at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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