Gambusia eurystoma
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| Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 |
Gambusia eurystoma is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. It is native to Mexico.
This species reaches a maximum overall length of approximately 3.5 cm.
Little is known about G. eurystoma, but IUCN classifies it as Critically Endangered on the basis of a very small (less than 250 individuals) and rapidly falling population and a small, localized, and diminishing geographical distribution.
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References
- Contreras-Balderas, S., and P. Almada-Villela. "Gambusia eurystoma" (ID 8889) (http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=8889). 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p.: IUCN, 2004.
- "Gambusia eurystoma (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Gambusia&speciesname=eurystoma)". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- "Gambusia eurystoma" (TSN 647297) (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=647297). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. N.p.: Integrated Taxonomic Information System, 2004. Accessed on 12 December 2004.
