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Gambusia speciosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Genus:	Gambusia
Species:	G. speciosa
Binomial name
Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859

Gambusia speciosa, the Tex-Mex gambusia, is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae which is found in the United States and Mexico. In Mexico its range covers the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas while in the United States it is found in New Mexico and Texas. In Texas it is restricted to the Devils River and its tributaries in Val Verde County. The habitat of the Tex-Mex gambusia includes springs, outflow channels, marshes and the margins of small to medium-sized streams. This species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as the Río San Diego, near Cadereita in Nuevo León.

References

1. ^ Valdes Gonzales, A.; NatureServe (2019). "Gambusia speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8899A129984386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8899A129984386.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. ^ "Gambusia speciosa - Girard, 1859". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gambusia speciosa". FishBase. August 2019 version.
4. "Gambusia speciosa Tex-Mex gambusia". Fishes of Texas. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gambusia speciosa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

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