Plague Minnow or Mosquito Fish? A Review of the Biology and Impacts of Introduced Gambusia Species

By G. Pyke. 2008

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Origin and genetic diversity of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) introduced to Europe (2010, unknown): “However, the worldwide distribution of these two species is still largely unclear (Pyke 2008), partly because of taxonomic confusion.”
Review: Toward management of urban ponds for freshwater biodiversity (2019, background): “Mosquitofish can also affect the composition of the zooplankton community through selectively feeding on larger zooplankters (Pyke 2008).”
Worldwide freshwater fish homogenization is driven by a few widespread non-native species (2016, background): “…holbrooki) that quickly invaded large areas in Australian and Oriental realms since its initial introduction in the early twentieth century (Welcomme 1988; Milner and Petts 1994; Pyke 2008; Ayres and Clunie 2010), and hence currently has a strong homogenization effect in those realms (Fig.”
Alien species in fresh waters: ecological effects, interactions with other stressors, and prospects for the future (2010, background): “…effects on stream invertebrates (Flecker & Townsend, 1994; Simon & Townsend, 2003; Baxter et al., 2004), even when introduced to sites where fishes already live; and even tiny mosquitofish (Gambusia spp.) have reduced densities of native invertebrates and outcompeted native fishes (Pyke, 2008).”