Eastern Mosquitofish
探検魚類
Eastern Mosquitofish
gambusia holbrooki
The Eastern Mosquitofish is a small, lively fish that's great for controlling mosquito populations! They zip around in the water, making them fun to watch as they play and explore their home.
生息地: Ponds, streams, and marshes across the eastern United States.
外見
The Eastern Mosquitofish is a small, slender fish with a flattened head and an upward-pointing mouth. It has a dull greyish-olive back fading to a silvery-white belly, often with a dark 'gravid spot' visible on females. Its small size and distinct male anal fin (gonopodium) differentiate it.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Actinopterygii目Cyprinodontiformes科Poeciliidae属Gambusia
カテゴリ
魚類レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Female mosquitofish can store sperm for months, making many batches of babies!
Introduced worldwide to fight mosquitoes, they are now one of the most widespread fish!
These tiny fish can gulp air from the surface when water oxygen is low!
They are super tiny but can be aggressive, nipping the fins of larger fish!
特殊能力
能力
Mosquito Muncher
Eastern Mosquitofish can devour large numbers of mosquito larvae, which helps them control insect populations in their watery homes.
能力
Live Birth Giver
Eastern Mosquitofish has the amazing ability to give birth to live, fully formed young, skipping the egg stage for survival.
能力
Tough Survivor
Eastern Mosquitofish can endure harsh conditions like low oxygen because of its adaptable gill and kidney systems.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 2-6 cm
- 体重
- 0.001-0.005 kg
- 寿命
- 1-2 年
- 遊泳速度
- 8 km/h
- 最大深度
- 2 m
- 水質
- 淡水
食性と食事
These tiny fish are expert insect hunters, gobbling up mosquito larvae and other small critters.
主な食物
- mosquito larvae
- aquatic insect larvae
- zooplankton
- small terrestrial insects
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Yellow Fever Mosquito
Aedes aegypti
eats their larvae, helping control mosquito populations
eaten by
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
a common food source for this larger predatory fish
eaten by
Mallard Duck
Anas platyrhynchos
small size makes them prey for waterfowl
特徴
別名
GambusiaMosquito FishTopminnow
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Eastern Mosquitofishの長さは何ですか？
2-6 cm
Eastern Mosquitofishの体重は何ですか？
0.001-0.005 kg
Eastern Mosquitofishの寿命は何ですか？
1-2 年
Eastern Mosquitofishは何を食べますか？
These tiny fish are expert insect hunters, gobbling up mosquito larvae and other small critters.
Eastern Mosquitofishの遊泳速度は何ですか？
8 km/h
Eastern Mosquitofishは通常どこに生息していますか？
Ponds, streams, and marshes across the eastern United States.
Eastern Mosquitofishはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Eastern Mosquitofishの最大深度は何ですか？
2 m
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観察場所
公園74 件の観察12 種
District of Columbia, US
ケニルワース・パーク＆アクアティック・ガーデンズ
ここで見られるかも ブルー・ダッシャー, Fragile Forktail と Slaty Skimmer.
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公園82 件の観察7 種
Virginia, US
ポトマック・ヒルズ・パーク
ここで見られるかも Eastern Blacknose Dace と Common Jewelweed.
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公園11 件の観察4 種
Florida, US
クリア・レイク・パーク
ここで見られるかも Oaks, ラクウショウ と Virginia Creeper.
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