Gambusia
See also: gambusia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) + -ia
Proper noun
Gambusia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poeciliidae – topminnows or gambusias, small freshwater fish that feed on mosquito larvae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii – superorder; Percomorpha – series; Ovalentaria, Atherinomorpha – clades; Cyprinodontiformes – order; Cyprinodontoidei – suborder; Poeciliidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gambusia punctata - type species; for other species see Gambusia at Fishbase
Further reading
- Gambusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gambusia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Gambusia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gambusia at World Register of Marine Species
- Gambusia at Fishbase
- Gambusia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gambusia at National Center for Biotechnology Information