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Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)
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Poeciliidae

Pecos gambusia

Gambusia nobilis

Produce forty fry every five days

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

The Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis), also known as the Pecos mosquitofish, is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae 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.

Water type
Freshwater
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