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Review Papers | Environmental Science Studies | India | Volume 11 Issue 3, March 2022

Gambusia Fishes Once a Part of VBDCP: A Topic of Debate Now

Chetan R Kalasannavar

Abstract: Mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis) and common Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) now being considered as invasive species posing a threat for local native species. Some related information has been collected regarding their introduction in environment as a part of VBDCP, their varieties and characters etc with a conclusion with my own experience of fish keeping and breeding.

Keywords: Environmental studies, Community Health programs, Science education, Ecology, UG & PG Studies

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 3, March 2022,

Pages: 854 - 857