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What is the name of the fish which eats mosquito larvae?

What is the name of the fish which eats mosquito larvae? Correct Answer Gambusia

The correct answer is Gambusia.

Key Points

  • The mosquito spreads several harmful diseases, eradication by fish is a natural way to control this pest.
  • Several fishes help in the eradication of Mosquito larvae.
  • The western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a species of freshwater fish, also known commonly as mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia, or by the common name the Zambezi. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • Its sister species, the eastern mosquitofish, (Gambusia holbrooki), is also referred to by these names.
  • The name mosquitofish was given because the fish eats mosquito larvae, and has been used more than any other fishes for the biological control of mosquitoes.
  • Gambusia typically eats zooplankton, beetles, mayflies, caddisflies, mites, and other invertebrates; mosquito larvae make up only a small portion of their diet.
  • Mosquitofish were introduced directly into ecosystems in many parts of the world as a biocontrol to lower mosquito populations which in turn negatively affected many other species in each distinct bioregion.
  • Mosquitofish in Australia are classified as a noxious pest and may have exacerbated the mosquito problem in many areas by out-competing native invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae.
  • Several counties in California distribute mosquitofish at no charge to residents with man-made fish ponds and pools as part of their mosquito abatement programs.
  • Chennai Corporation in India introduced western mosquitofish in 660 ponds to control the mosquito population in freshwater bodies.
  • Goldfish eats mosquito larvae, decimating the flying, biting, disease-carrying pests. Other fishes that eat mosquito larvae are – guppies, koi and minnow, etc. Fish eat the mosquitos as food which in turn helps to keep the environment safe.

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