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{{Creature Infobox | {{Creature Infobox | ||
|name = Mosquitofish | |name = Mosquitofish | ||
|number = 006 | |number = 006 | ||
|image = Mosquitofish Icon.png | |image = Mosquitofish Icon.png | ||
|category = | |category = Fish | ||
|group = | |group = Wanderers of the Perennial Streams | ||
|type = Freshwater Fish | |type = Freshwater Fish | ||
|quality = | |quality = Gray | ||
|description = People want the mosquitofish to take out as many mosquitoes as possible, but it still insists on snacking on things it shouldn't. | |description = People want the mosquitofish to take out as many mosquitoes as possible, but it still insists on snacking on things it shouldn't. | ||
|min_size = | |min_size = 6.00 | ||
|max_size = | |max_size = 7.50 | ||
|habitat = River | |habitat = River | ||
|distribution = All Regions | |distribution = All Regions | ||
|time = All Day | |time = All Day | ||
|weather = Any Weather | |weather = Any Weather | ||
|sell1 = | |sell1 = 11 | ||
|sell2 = | |sell2 = 12 | ||
|sell3 = | |sell3 = 14 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|What a catch! My first {{Color|catch|Mosquitofish}}! It doesn't just eat mosquitoes.}} | {{Quote|What a catch! My first {{Color|catch|Mosquitofish}}! It doesn't just eat mosquitoes.}} | ||
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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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==Navigation== | ==Navigation== | ||
{{Creature by Collection Navbox| | {{Creature by Collection Navbox|Wanderers of the Perennial Streams}} | ||
{{Creature Navbox| | {{Creature Navbox|Fish}} | ||