Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Poeciliidae

Genus: Gambusia

Species: Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs, 1936

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Usually found near the shore where vegetation is present in both pond and river habitats. Feeds mainly on benthic, vegetation-associated invertebrates, and on terrestrial shoreline organisms.

Habitat

brackish