Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard)

 

Common name

Mosquito fish, Top minnow

Taxonomic position

Pisces: Poeciliidae

Year of introduction

1928

Source

Italy

Target pests

Mosquito larvae

Present status

Established, provides partial control

References

1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, A.M., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.

2. Factsheet on G. affinis