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Cyprinodontiformes (5)
Poeciliidae (Live-bearing toothcarps) (3)
Poeciliidae (Live-bearing toothcarps)
Gambusia affinis
(Baird & Girard, 1853)
Mosquitofish
Poecilia reticulata
Tan Heok Hui
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Identified By: Tan Heok Hui
Introduced alien species. Widespread and common.
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae (live-bearing toothcarps)
Residency Status:
Non-native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Introduced alien species. Widespread and common.
External Links
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Non-native fishes at inlet of Upper Seletar Reservoir
Fishes observed at MacRitchie Reservoir
Fishes, shrimps and aquatic snails observed at Kranji Marsh
Fishes, shrimps and aquatic molluscs observed at Singapore Quarry
Fishes observed at Lower Peirce Reservoir
Aquatic organisms observed at Gardens by the Bay
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Poeciliidae (Live-bearing toothcarps)