| Hispaniolan gambusia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Gambusia |
| Species: | G. hispaniolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambusia hispaniolae Fink, 1971 | |
The Hispaniolan gambusia (Gambusia hispaniolae) is a fish endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
William L. Fink wrote its species description in a 1971 revision of the Gambusia nicaraguensis species group. Some specimens of this species had previously been misidentified as Gambusia dominicensis . Fink named this species after the island of Hispaniola, where this fish is found. The holotype is in the Smithsonian and the type locality is Trou Caïman, Plaine du Cul-de-Sac in Ouest, Haiti. [2]
One phylogenetic analysis showed that G. hispaniolae is a sister species to G. punctata and G. rhizophorae . [3]
It is found in Haiti and the western Dominican Republic. [2] It is normally found in springs which flow into brackish and saline lagoons. [4]
The standard length of the males is 18.1–29.8 mm (0.71–1.17 in) and the standard length of the females is 19.1–51.8 mm (0.75–2.04 in). [2]
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