Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Gambusia Poey, F. 1854. Los guajacones, pecesillos de aquadulce. pp. 374–392 in Poey, F. Memorias sobre la Historia Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Habana Vol. 1. [not seen] [376, 380, 384, 390].
Type species:
Gambusia punctata Poey, 1854 by subsequent designation, see Bleeker, P. 1863. Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néerlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néerlandais. Tome 3. Cyprins. Amsterdam : Fréd. Müller 150 pp. pls 102-144. [140]; Jordan, D.S. & Copeland, H.E. 1876. Check list of the fishes of the freshwaters of North America. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 3: 133-164 [142].
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
POECILIIDAE: Gambusia affinis Baird & Girard, 1853 — Lloyd, L.N. & Tomasov, J.F. 1985. Taxonomic status of the mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae), in Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 447-451 fig. 1
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Native to New World, but introduced worldwide.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | CYPRINODONTIFORMES | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 08-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |