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Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
08/29/2017Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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Western Mosquitofish is a small live-bearing fish that feeds primarily on zooplankton and invertebrate prey at the top of the water column. Adults are known to feed on their young opportunistically (Benoit et al. 2000). This species is also well known for its high feeding capacity.
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