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The guppy, alternatively guppie (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poecilidae family (females 3 centimetres long, males 2 centimetres long) and is therefore live-bearing. It prefers a hard water aquarium and can withstand a surprising degree of salinity. Its most famous characteristic is its propensity for breeding.

The female guppy is a drab brown in colour. The much smaller male naturally has a colourful caudal fin (tailfin), which has been considerably enhanced in shape and colour by selective breeding.

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Guppy breeding by aquarists produce variations in appearance ranging from color consistency to fantails and "spike" swordtails. Selective breeding has created an avid "fancy guppy" collector group, while the "wild" guppy maintains its popularity as one of the hardiest aquarium fish.

This fish has been introduced to the NetherlandsDutch redirects here. For other uses, see Dutch (disambiguation). The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy. It is located in northwestern Europe and borders the North Sea, Belgium where it lives in the cooling water of the CorusIn Roman mythology, Corus was the personification of the northwest wind. Corus is also the name for merger of the Dutch steel and aluminium producer Koninklijke Hoogovens with British Steel. It is the sponsor of the prestigious Corus chess tournament in t Steelmill near IJmuiden. The result has been extraodinary; the fish thrive and have increased in size. Fishes of 12 cm are the norm.

Over time, many species are assigned a different taxonomicTaxonomy may refer to either a hierarchical classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. Almost anythinganimate objects, inanimate objects, places, and eventsmay be classified according to some taxonomic scheme. Mathematicall name. The guppy is no exception:

• Lebistes reticulatus
• Acanthocephalus guppii
• A. reticulatus
• Girardinus guppii
• G. petersi
• G. poeciloides
• G. reticulatus
• Haridichthys reticulatus
• Heterandria guppyi
• Lebistes poecilioides
• Poecilia poeciloides
• Poecilioides reticulatus.
• For now: Poecilia reticulata