Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 13,886
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The western mosquitofish is a North American freshwater poeciliid fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia, or by the common name gambezi. Its sister species, the eastern mosquitofish is also referred to by these names.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mosquitofish”.