AnAge entry for Gambusia affinis
Classification (HAGRID: 03635)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Gambusia
- Species
- Gambusia affinis
- Common name
- Mosquitofish
- Synonyms
- Gambusia patruelis, Gambusia affinis affinis, Gambusia holbrooki
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 3 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The majority of animals die in the first year of life. Although age at sexual maturity has not been determined, it is likely less than three months. Reproductive senescence has been documented in these animals [0524].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0524] Patnaik et al. (1994), Ageing in fishes (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
- [0442] DLIA All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 165878
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 33528
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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