Gambusiini, also spelled Gambusini, is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

killifish A killifish is any of various oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodontiform fish, including families Aplocheilidae, Pantanodontidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Aphaniidae and Valenciidae. All together, there ar ...

es from the "livebearer"

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Poeciliidae Poeciliidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, Poecilia, molly, Platy (fish), platy, and Green swo ...

. Their native range encompasses Central and much of North America, with a single species '' Gambusia lemaitrei'' occurring in South America. Some species have been widely introduced outside their native range and the

Eastern mosquitofish The eastern mosquitofish (''Gambusia holbrooki'') is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, ''Gambusia affinis''. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. The eastern mosquitofish i ...

''Gambusia holbrooki'' is considered to be one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world and is responsible for declines in small native aquatic species worldwide.

Genera

The following general are classified in the tribe Gambusini: *Genus '' Belonesox'' Kner, 1860 *Genus '' Brachyrhaphis'' Regan, 1913 *Genus ''

Gambusia ''Gambusia'' is a large genus of viviparous fish in the family Poeciliidae (order Cyprinodontiformes). ''Gambusia'' contains over 40 species, most of which are principally found in freshwater habitats, though some species may also be found in bra ...

'' Poey, 1854 *Genus ''

Heterophallus ''Heterophallus'' is a genus of small poeciliids found near the coast in calm waters of river basins in southeastern Mexico. Species There are currently two or three recognized species in this genus: * '' Heterophallus echeagarayi'' (Álvarez, 1 ...

'' Regan, 1914

References

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