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Mosquito Fish

Gambusia sp

Description:

tiny .Always get confused between tadpole or fish?!

Habitat:

pond

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7 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

you are welcome; is this is a garden pond it would be stocked with what is sold at the local pet store :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

looks like a wide mouthed gambusia

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Gators,thnx for this great link!!.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Benjamin. i think you are correct!! Thnx so much.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

A tadpole has a fin that is vertically above and below the tail. Here is a great graphic for what a Tadpole fin looks like before you can see the legs of a frog appearing: http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-... :)

BenjaminKabel
BenjaminKabel 10 years ago

Probably a species of Gambusia

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambusia

jamiewgoodspeed
jamiewgoodspeed 10 years ago

fish

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Walnut Creek, California, USA

Spotted on May 23, 2013
Submitted on May 23, 2013

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