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title: "Eastern Mosquitofish"
description: "Gambusia holbrooki — Vissen. The eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-mosquitofish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Mosquitofish

> Gambusia holbrooki — Vissen. The eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis.

- Scientific name: *Gambusia holbrooki*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 17091
- Wikidata: [Q1930449](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930449)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101204)

## Names

- en: Eastern Mosquitofish
- de: Östlicher Moskitofisch
- es: Pez Mosquito Oriental
- fr: Gambusie de l’Est
- pl: Gambuzja kropkowana

## Countries with the most observations

US (9833), AU (2586), ES (578), PT (547), IT (463), FR (256), AR (167), GR (81), HR (81), BG (79), CL (66), TR (40)

## Summary

The eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. The eastern mosquitofish is native to the eastern and southern United States from Florida to New Jersey and inland to Alabama and Tennessee, while the western mosquitofish has a larger distribution throughout the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_mosquitofish

## Photo

![Eastern Mosquitofish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-mosquitofish/medium.jpg)

Photo: mefisher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84617772

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-mosquitofish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).