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Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Dataset
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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. <em>Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Berlin.</em> 411-413.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
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
Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859
Poeciliodes reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
Poecilioides reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
Homonyms
Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
Common names
Bahenol in Javanese
Bandera in Spanish
Barbados millions in English
Barkuleci i ylbertë in Albanian
Barrigudinho in Portuguese
Barrigudinho-mexicano in Portuguese
Bunting in language.
Burting in language.
Cytrynówka in Polish
Cytrynówka in Polish
Cá bay màu in Vietnamese
Gup in Dutch
Gup in Dutch
Gupi in Estonian
Gupi in Spanish
Gupi in Spanish
Gupi in Spanish
Gupik pawie in Polish
Gupik pawie in Polish
Guppie in Afrikaans
Guppies in English
Guppii in Japanese
Guppy in French
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in Danish
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in French
Guppy in Sinhalese
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in German
Guppy in French
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in Malay
Guppy in English
Guppy in Swedish
Guppy in English
Guppy in English
Guppy in French

Bibliographic References

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  12. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
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