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Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey, 1963

Sleek mosquitofish
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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Gambusia: Gambusia: From the Cuban term, Gambusino, which means "nothing", usually in the context of a joke or a farce. Fishing for gambusinos = when one catches nothing (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; pH range: 7.2 - 7.8; dH range: 10 - 25. Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 26130)

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Central America: Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30499); 4.0 cm (female)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs occasionally in deeper waters.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Gestation period is about 24 days. Produces 10 to 20 young.

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Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil. (Ref. 50894)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 October 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: sin interés
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