Cuban gambusia
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Cuban Gambusia | status = Conservation status: Secure | image = Gambusia_punctata.png | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Cyprinodontiformes | familia = Poeciliidae | genus = Gambusia | species = G. punctata | binomial = Gambusia punctata | binomial_authority = Poey, 1854 }}
The Cuban gambusia (Gambusia punctata) is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, and is the type species of its genus. It is native to Cuba, inhabiting primarily stagnant lakes or ponds and slow-moving streams. A carnivorous surface feeder, it occurs in shoals near the shoreline.
This species has the terminal, upward-facing mouth typical of surface feeders, and a protruding belly. It is of plain coloration with a dark lateral stripe. Males reach a maximum overall length of approximately 5.5 cm, with females reaching approximately 8.5 cm.