Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853)

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Gambusia affinis (Mosquitofish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family livebearers. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals are known to live for 3 years and can grow to 7 cm.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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51 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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3.9 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Singapore
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1880251
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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reservoir
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000025
- Definition: An artificial body of water, often contained by a dam, constructed for the purpose of water storage.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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sea water
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002149
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) (Mosquitofish)
life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000050
- Definition: A time quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's expected maximum age.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://obofoundry.org/wiki/index.php/PATO:Main_Page Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/pato.owl
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3 years
onset of fertility
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0002683
- Definition: The age at which an organism develops the ability to produce live offspring.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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90 days
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
Total length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001660
- Definition: length from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body
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5.1 cm
total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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3 years
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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2 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Mosquitofish. View this species on GBIF

Emely Betancourt cc-by-nc-4.0