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🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMosquitofish Small North American fish introduced globally for mosquito control.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesEastern mosquitofish A small livebearing fish native to the eastern US, now invasive in many regions.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1859

🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreMexican molly Small livebearing fish from Mexico and Central America.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

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Mosquitofish: NOZO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Eastern mosquitofish: JeffreyGammon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mexican molly: Taken by Darkmax, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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