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|location = Coolwater Zone | |location = Coolwater Zone | ||
|sname = Gambusia affinis | |sname = Gambusia affinis | ||
|text = After discovering that mosquitofish prey on mosquito larvae, the species was introduced to rivers and lakes as a biological control for mosquitoes. | |text = | ||
However, researchers soon discovered that mosquitofish also prey on frog tadpoles and other fish eggs, causing ecological damage. | After discovering that mosquitofish prey on mosquito larvae, the species was introduced to rivers and lakes as a biological control for mosquitoes.<br><!-- | ||
What was meant to solve a mosquito problem inadvertently created a new "fish problem." A classic case of a solution backfiring. | -->However, researchers soon discovered that mosquitofish also prey on frog tadpoles and other fish eggs, causing ecological damage.<br><!-- | ||
-->What was meant to solve a mosquito problem inadvertently created a new "fish problem." A classic case of a solution backfiring. | |||
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