Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Peters, W.(C.H.). (1859). Eine neue vom Herrn Jagor im atlantischen Meere gefangene Art der Gattung Leptocephalus, und über einige andere neue Fische des Zoologischen Museums. Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 411-413.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Cyprinodontiformes: family
Poeciliidae: genus
Poecilia: species
Poecilia reticulata

Name

Synonyms: Acanthophacelus guppii (Günther, 1866); Acanthophacelus reticulatus (Peters, 1859); Girardinus guppii Günther, 1866; Girardinus reticulatus (Peters, 1859); Haridichthys reticulatus (Peters, 1859); Heterandria guppyi (Günther, 1866); Lebistes poecilioides De Filippi, 1861; Lebistes poeciloides De Filippi, 1861; Lebistes reticulatus (Peters, 1859); Pocilia reticulata Peters, 1859; Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859; Poeciliodes reticulatus (Peters, 1859); Poecilioides reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
Homonyms: Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
Common names: Barrigudinho in Spanish; Cytrynówka in Polish; Drainfish in English; Guaru in Spanish; Gup in Dutch; Gupik pawie in Polish; Guppi in Japanese; Guppy in English; Guppy in English; Guppy in German; Guppy in English; Guppy in French; Guppy in French; Guppy in English; Guppy in French; Guppy in English; Guppy in English; Lareza tripikaloshe in Albanian; Lepistes in Turkish; Mexicano in language.; Millionenfisch in German; Poisson million in French; Poisson million in French; Poisson million, Milyon in language.; Sardinita in language.; Sevenscolours in English; Wilder Riesenguppy in language.; Wilder Riesenguppy, Mexico in German; Wildguppy Population Mexico in German; barkuleci i ylbertë in Albanian; barkuleci i ylbertë in Albanian; cá bảy màu in Vietnamese; dto. Pop. Peru in German; gup in Dutch; gup in Dutch; gupi in Spanish; gupi in Spanish; gupi in Spanish; guppie in language.; guppii in language.; guppy in English; guppy in language.; guppy in English; guppy in English; guppy in English; hung dzoek ue in language.; ikan seribu in language.; lareza tripikaloshe in language.; larëza këlyshlindëse in Albanian; larëza këlyshlindëse in Albanian

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