Guppy
SpeciesAquarium Fish
A widely distributed tropical livebearing fish popular in freshwater aquariums.
1.60Rare
Rare
Guppy
- Aquarium Fish
The guppy (Poecilia reticulata), also called the millionfish or rainbow fish, is a livebearing member of the family Poeciliidae. Native to northeast South America, it has been introduced widely and is now found around the world. Males are smaller than females and have ornamental caudal and dorsal fins. Wild guppies eat foods including benthic algae and aquatic insect larvae, and the species is used in ecology, evolution, and behavioural studies.
- Scientific name
- Poecilia reticulata
- Native range
- Northeast South America
- Research use
- Model organism in ecology, evolution, and behavioural studies
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Guppy (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q178202
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Per Harald Olsen. CC BY 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsPer Harald Olsen, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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