Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Poeciliidae

Genus: Gambusia

Species: Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits tidal creeks under high-storied red mangroves. Vulnerable because of its highly specific habitat requirements. Viviparous.

Habitat

brackish