Eastern mosquitofish

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q1930449
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Eastern mosquitofish

Summary

Eastern mosquitofish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month, #1,583 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern mosquitofish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eastern mosquitofish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • John Edwards Holbrook is named after Eastern mosquitofish[5].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Eastern mosquitofish is classified within Gambusia[7].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's scientific name is Gambusia holbrooki[8].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's Commons category is recorded as Gambusia holbrooki[9].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. holbrooki'}[11].
  • Eastern mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Mosquitofish'}[12].
  • Eastern mosquitofish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gambusia'}[13].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's invasive to is recorded as Madagascar[14].
  • Eastern mosquitofish's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

Eastern mosquitofish's scientific name is Gambusia holbrooki[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gambusia[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Mosquitofish'}[12] and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gambusia'}[13].

Discovery and Description

John Edwards Holbrook is named after Eastern mosquitofish[5].

Identifiers

Eastern mosquitofish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 101204[16]. Eastern mosquitofish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37273[17]. Eastern mosquitofish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2350570[18]. Eastern mosquitofish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 165896[19].

Why It Matters

Eastern mosquitofish ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month, #1,583 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Described by source Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Taxon rank species
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