Malaria Ontology

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Preferred Name

Gambusia affinis
Synonyms
Definitions

The mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a species of freshwater fish, also commonly known simply by its generic name, gambusia, although such usage is ambiguous. It is sometimes called the western mosquitofish, to distinguish it from the eastern mosquitofish (G. holbrooki). It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. The genus name 'gambusia' is derived from the Cuban Spanish term 'gambusino', meaning useless.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0001276

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louis

creation_date

2009-06-09T01:27:54Z

definition

The mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a species of freshwater fish, also commonly known simply by its generic name, gambusia, although such usage is ambiguous. It is sometimes called the western mosquitofish, to distinguish it from the eastern mosquitofish (G. holbrooki). It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. The genus name 'gambusia' is derived from the Cuban Spanish term 'gambusino', meaning useless.

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idomal_namespace

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IDOMAL:0001276

label

Gambusia affinis

notation

IDOMAL:0001276

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Gambusia affinis

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0001278

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0001278

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