Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia
On the basis of morphology of the gonopodium and fin ray counts it was determined that the introduced mosquitofish in Slovenia belong to the species Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 rather than G. affinis (Baird & Girard, 1858). This finding is in accordance with European literature sources but...
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On the basis of morphology of the gonopodium and fin ray counts it was determined that the introduced mosquitofish in Slovenia belong to the species Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 rather than G. affinis (Baird & Girard, 1858). This finding is in accordance with European literature sources but not with Slovene literature, where both taxa are lumped together.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e572f69ae5204602bc501403dc4ad32f2025-01-29T20:49:34ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812007-06-019110.14720/ns.9.1.43-46Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to SloveniaPaul Veenvliet0Zavod Symbiosis, Goričice 10, SI-1384 Grahovo On the basis of morphology of the gonopodium and fin ray counts it was determined that the introduced mosquitofish in Slovenia belong to the species Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 rather than G. affinis (Baird & Girard, 1858). This finding is in accordance with European literature sources but not with Slovene literature, where both taxa are lumped together. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16921MosquitofishGambusia affinisGambusia holbrookiSloveniaidentificationgonopodium morphology |
| spellingShingle | Paul Veenvliet Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia Natura Sloveniae Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Gambusia holbrooki Slovenia identification gonopodium morphology |
| title | Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia |
| title_full | Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia |
| title_short | Species identity of Gambusia (Pisces: Poeciliidae) introduced to Slovenia |
| title_sort | species identity of gambusia pisces poeciliidae introduced to slovenia |
| topic | Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Gambusia holbrooki Slovenia identification gonopodium morphology |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16921 |
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