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Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Guppy
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Venezuela country information

Common names: Guppy, Sardinita
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Capure Island (Ref. 51849). Recorded from a diversity of aquatic ecosystems fringing the western slope of the Andes (Ref. 46088), and coastal drainages between the Orinoco delta, Venezuela and the Essequibo River delta, Guyana (Ref. 129076). Also Ref. 33390, 46088.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shaji, C.P., P.S. Easa and A. Gopalakrishnan, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Guppies, Barbados millions, Queue de voile, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poecilia: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; non-migratory.   Tropical; 18°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 14°N - 2°N, 67°W - 52°W

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