Hispaniolan gambusia
The Hispaniolan gambusia (Gambusia hispaniolae) is a fish endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. hispaniolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia hispaniolae Fink, 1971 | |
Taxonomy
William L. Fink wrote its species description in a 1971 revision of the Gambusia nicaraguensis species group. Some specimens of this species had previously been misidentified as Gambusia dominicensis. Fink named this species after the island of Hispaniola, where this fish is found. The holotype is in the Smithsonian and the type locality is Trou Caïman, Plaine du Cul-de-Sac in Ouest, Haiti.[2]
Phylogeny
One phylogenetic analysis showed that G. hispaniolae is a sister species to G. punctata and G. rhizophorae.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Haiti and the western Dominican Republic.[2] It is normally found in springs which flow into brackish and saline lagoons.[4]
Description
The standard length of the males is 18.1–29.8 mm (0.71–1.17 in) and the standard length of the females is 19.1–51.8 mm (0.75–2.04 in).[2]
References
- Lyons, T.J.; Rodríguez-Silva, R. (2021). "Gambusia hispaniolae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125961068A125963364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125961068A125963364.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Fink, William L. (1971). "A Revision of the Gambusia nicaraguensis Species Group (Pisces: Poeciliidae)" (PDF). Publications of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Museum. 2: 57–61. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016.
- Lydeard, Charles; Wooten, Michael C.; Meyer, Axel (1995). "Molecules, Morphology, and Area Cladograms: A Cladistic and Biogeographic Analysis of Gambusia (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)" (PDF). Systematic Biology. 44 (2): 230. doi:10.1093/sysbio/44.2.221.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Gambusia hispaniolae" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
Further reading
- Franz, R.; Rivas, L. R. (1983). "Gambusia hispaniolae Fink". In Lee, D. S.; Platania, S. P.; Burgess, G. H. (eds.). Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes: 1983 Supplement (PDF). North Carolina Biological Survey Contribution. Vol. 1983–6. Raleigh: North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. p. 13.
- Rauchenberger, Mary (1989). "Systematics and Biogeography of the Genus Gambusia (Cyprinodontiformes, Poecilidae)". American Museum Novitates (2951). hdl:2246/5107.
