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SpeciesCyprinodontiformesPoeciliidae
Fish

๐ŸŸGuppy

Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

The guppy, also known as the millionfish or rainbow fish, is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, akin to most New World members of the family, is classified as a livebearer. Male guppies, which are smaller than females, have ornamental caudal and dorsal fins. Wild guppies generally feed on a variety of food sources, including benthic algae and the larvae of aquatic insects.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Videos
12
Photos
1
Measurements
5
Also called
Poecilia reticulata
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2021.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.03 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
5 years
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Guppy

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body length
0.03 mrecord 0.05 m ยท FishBasetypical adult
FishBase
Other figures โ†“

Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase ยท v25.04 ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

By sex

  • Female0.06 mFishBasev25.04
Maximum lifespan
5 years
AnAge
Details โ†“

data quality: acceptable

Source: AnAge ยท AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) ยท CC BY 3.0

Trophic level
3.2
FishBase
Details โ†“

Source: FishBase ยท v25.04, estimate table ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
Details โ†“

From trophic level 3.2 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2โ€“2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
potential pest
FishBase
Details โ†“

Source: FishBase ยท v25.04 ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Guppy yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. โ€บphylumChordata
  3. โ€บorderCyprinodontiformes
  4. โ€บfamilyPoeciliidae
  5. โ€บgenusPoecilia
  6. โ€บspeciesPoecilia reticulata
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  2. suborderCyprinodontoidei
  3. familyPoeciliidae
  4. subfamilyPoeciliinae
All 14 branches โ†“
  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. superorderAtherinomorphae
  11. orderCyprinodontiformes
  12. suborderCyprinodontoidei
  13. familyPoeciliidae
  14. subfamilyPoeciliinae
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ๅญ”้›€้ฑผ (zh), Gupik (pl), ื’ื•ืคื™ (he), Guppy (fr), ๊ตฌํ”ผ (ko), Poecilia reticulata (es) โ€ฆ and 27 more languages

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