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San Marcos gambusia

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The San Marcos gambusia was typically less than 1.6 inches (4 cm) in length. It had a dark body with a slight blue tint, although the median fins were lemon yellow. The scales were strongly crosshatched, and the
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As of 1969, the population was less than 1,000 individuals. The species was threatened by reduced spring flows and pollution, including sprayed herbicide along the river and introduced fish (
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The San Marcos gambusia has only been identified in a 0.6-mile (1-km) stretch of the headwaters of the
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had a dark stripe along its edge. The species’ exact diet is not known, but other
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Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2019).
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Index

San Marcos Gambusia
Conservation status
Extinct
IUCN 3.1
Extinct
ESA
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Cyprinodontiformes
Poeciliidae
Gambusia
Binomial name
C. Hubbs
Peden
Gambusia
family
Poeciliidae
San Marcos Springs
Central Texas
specific name
American
ichthyologist
George S. Myers
dorsal fin
poeciliids
insect

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