Mosquitofish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mosquitofish lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gambusia affinis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	Poeciliidae

Where does the mosquitofish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mosquitofish in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. In New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
France
Chinese Taipei (introduced)
Mexico
South Africa (introduced)
New Zealand (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the mosquitofish endangered?

The mosquitofish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mosquitofish?

The mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes and the family Poeciliidae, genus Gambusia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mosquitofish

The western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a North American freshwater poeciliid fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia, or by the common name gambezi. Its sister species, the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is also referred to by these names.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mosquitofish (revision 1381177973), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q723904 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).