mosquitofish

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q723904
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mosquitofish

Summary

mosquitofish is a taxon[1]. mosquitofish ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,121 views/month, #1,282 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • mosquitofish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • mosquitofish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • mosquitofish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • mosquitofish is classified within Gambusia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, mosquitofish is Gambusia affinis[7].
  • mosquitofish's Commons category is recorded as Gambusia affinis[8].
  • mosquitofish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gambusia affinis[9].
  • mosquitofish's Commons gallery is recorded as Gambusia affinis[10].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Heterandria affinis[11].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Heterandria patruelis[12].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Gambusia patruelis[13].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Zygonectes patruelis[14].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Gambusia gracilis[15].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Zygonectes gracilis[16].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Gambusia humilis[17].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Haplochilus melanops[18].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Zygonectes brachypterus[19].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Zygonectes inurus[20].
  • mosquitofish's taxon synonym is recorded as Fundulus inurus[21].
  • mosquitofish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. affinis'}[22].
  • mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Mosquitofish'}[23].
  • mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '食蚊魚'}[24].
  • mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大肚仔'}[25].
  • mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '胎鱂'}[26].
  • mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大肚魚'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, mosquitofish is Gambusia affinis[7]. mosquitofish is classified at the rank of species[4]. mosquitofish belongs to the parent taxon Gambusia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Mosquitofish'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '食蚊魚'}[24], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大肚仔'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '胎鱂'}[26], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大肚魚'}[27], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カダヤシ'}[28].

Identifiers

mosquitofish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59115[29]. mosquitofish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33528[30]. mosquitofish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2350580[31]. mosquitofish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 165878[32].

Why It Matters

mosquitofish ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,121 views/month, #1,282 of 195,241).[2] mosquitofish has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] mosquitofish is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . nies.go.jp. Retrieved . nies.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym Heterandria affinis, Heterandria patruelis, Gambusia patruelis +8
    Nztcs conservation status introduced and naturalised
    Invasive to Madagascar
    Parent taxon Gambusia
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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