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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Gambusia affinis
Mosquito fish
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
Family:
Poeciliidae
Description:
The Mosquito Fish is a small and robust fish resembling tropical guppies. The male fish is much smaller and slimmer than the female. It has a dorsal mouth and rounded tail. Its back is geneally dull grey and fading to white ventrally. The anal fin of mature male would develop into a gonopodium for reproduction.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Introduced as a mosquito-control agent, widespread in local freshwater bodies
Global Distribution
Native to America and has been introduced throughout the world.
Photo Gallery
References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lam, K. S. (2002).
Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Man, S.H. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1981).
Hong Kong Freshwater Fishes.
The Urban Council, Hong Kong.
