Gambusia
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Gambusia punctata
See also: gambusia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) + -ia
Proper noun
Gambusia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poeciliidae – topminnows or gambusias, small freshwater fish that feed on mosquito larvae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Percomorpha - series; Ovalentaria, Atherinomorpha - clades; Cyprinodontiformes - order; Cyprinodontoidei - suborder; Poeciliidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gambusia punctata - type species; for other species see Gambusia at Fishbase
Further reading
Gambusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gambusia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Gambusia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gambusia at World Register of Marine Species
- Gambusia at Fishbase
- Gambusia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gambusia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
