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Gambusia nobilis (Pecos Gambusia)

Synonyms: Heterandria nobilis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) is a species of fish in the Poeciliidae family endemic to the Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in the United States. This two-inch species, as most of its family, is a livebearer. Females produce broods of up to 40 fry every four to five days. The fish are omnivorous, eating algae and small invertebrates, and are endangered due to loss of their spring-fed desert habitat.
View Wikipedia Record: Gambusia nobilis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Gambusia nobilis

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  1.575 inches (4 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Litter Size [1]  100
Maximum Longevity [1]  1 year
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  3 months 20 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Pecos United States Nearctic Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bandelier National Monument V 8107 New Mexico, United States

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0