Invasion alert: new record of the exotic Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 in the Puna Austral region, Northwestern of Argentina
We report the first record of Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 at elevations above 1,615 m in the Puna Austral, Provincia Catamarca, Argentina. This fish was introduced by intentional release. The Puna is characterized by an endorheic system, where the exotic species would cause a n...
Main Authors: | Julieta Andreoli Bize, Luis Fernández |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-08-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
Online Access: | https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/36535/download/pdf/ |
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