Gambusia yucatana

Males can reach in total length and females are reported reaching . The species are internal livebearers -- their eggs hatch inside the females, and the young are born directly into the water. == Distribution ==

Yucatán Gambusia occurs in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as well as Belize and northern Guatemala. == Habitat ==

Gambusia yucatana is described as living in fresh water, and as benthopelagic, the latter term referring to fish inhabiting water just above the water's bottom, feeding on benthic zone organisms and zooplankton. However, the fish illustrated in the taxonomy bar was observed where brackish water of an estuary flowed into the somewhat less brackish water of a mangrove swamp,{{cite web == Taxonomy ==

In 1914, Gambusia yucatana was introduced to science by Charles Tate Regan, in a work entitled "Descriptions of two new cyprinodont fishes from Mexico, presented to the British Museum by Herr A. Rachow." That original description can be viewed online, on page 67, at the Biodiversity Heritage Library There it's seen that four type specimens were taken at Progreso, Yucatán. Etymology The genus name Gambusia derives from the Cuban term, Gambusino, which means "nothing", usually in the context of a joke or a farce -- as when one catches gambusinos, not really catching much of anything. The species name yucatana honors the Yucatán Peninsula where it mainly occurs. == Similar species ==

Gambusia yucatana can be confused with the Caribbean Gambusia, Gambusia puncticulata ==Conservation status==

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2019 considers Yucatán Gambusias as species of least concern. ==Gallery==

Yucatan_Gambusias_(Gambusia_yucatana)_-_Tulum_QR.jpg|In Tulúm, Quintana Roo == References ==