San Marcos gambusia

[hyp3rcrav3]

Was this fish ever in the hobby?

"Tiny fish that lived only in San Marcos River declared extinct
The San Marcos gambusia hasn’t been seen in the wild in decades."

Tiny fish that lived only in San Marcos River declared extinct

The San Marcos gambusia has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 40 years after it was last seen in the wild.

www.expressnews.com

 

[John58Ford]

Below was my original thought but was wrong. It was a conversation on that forum but with someone un-verified. Not Stan.
*I think so but I believe only in the Netherlands and other nearby areas. Stan De Jong has talked about them and I *think* he has a small captive colony. After work if I have a minute I'll see if I can find his discussion on them, he's very active in the international forum I'm on.*

 

[BPSabelhaus]

I doubt it was ever a hobbyist fish. I'm sure somebody out there has a colony and there's probably colonies established outside the natural range for mosquito control and such. But these would be more academic type collections.