Gambusia

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) +‎ -ia === Proper noun === Gambusia f A taxonomic genus within the family Poeciliidae – topminnows or gambusias, small freshwater fish that feed on mosquito larvae. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Acanthopterygii – superorder; Percomorpha – series; Ovalentaria, Atherinomorpha – clades; Cyprinodontiformes – order; Cyprinodontoidei – suborder; Poeciliidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Gambusia punctata - type species; for other species see Gambusia at Fishbase === Further reading === Gambusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gambusia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Gambusia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gambusia at World Register of Marine Species Gambusia at Fishbase Gambusia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Gambusia at National Center for Biotechnology Information