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guppy: see killifish killifish, northern representative, especially the genus Fundulus, of the Cyprinodontidae or toothed minnows, a family that includes also the topminnows and many popular aquarium fishes (e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. . guppyColourful, freshwater, live-bearing topminnows (Lebistes reticulatus and Poecilia reticulata; see killifish) popular as pets in home aquariums. Guppies are hardy, energetic, easily kept, and prolific. The male, smaller and much more brightly coloured than the female, grows to about 1.5 in. (4 cm). Guppies have been bred in various ornate strains characterized by colour or pattern and by shape and size of the tail and dorsal fins. guppy a small brightly coloured freshwater viviparous cyprinodont fish, Lebistes reticulatus, of N South America and the Caribbean: a popular aquarium fish Guppy (Lebistes reticulatus), a fish of the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinoidae. The males measure up to 4 cm long and the females, up to 6 cm. The coloration of the males is a combination of black, red, light blue, silver, and gold tones. The females are gray, sometimes gold. The guppy is found in the freshwaters of Venezuela, northern Brazil, Guiana, and the islands of Barbados and Trinidad. It is one of the most popular aquarium fish. A number of varieties have been bred which are larger and more brightly colored than the original form, with elongated caudal (trailing) or dorsal fins (scarf). REFERENCEIl’in, M . N. Akvariumnoe rybovodstvo, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1968.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | As part of the study, a research team led by Swanne Pamela Gordon from the University of California, Riverside studied 200 guppies that had been taken from the Yarra River in Trinidad and introduced into two different environments in the nearby Damier River, which previously had no guppies. Fancy Guppies The male fancy guppy is beautiful with a long flowing tail light comes in a variety of beautiful colors - golds, greens, blues, Reds, blacks. A new study of wild guppies could unsettle a decades-old idea about the role of danger in the evolution of aging. |
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