Scientific Name	Poecilia reticulata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Peters, 1859	Depth	0 - 1M
Chinese	孔雀花鱂	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	花鱂科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F266　Poeciliidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	虹鱂(孔雀魚)
Max Length	3.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	孔雀魚、胎鱂
Distribution in World	South America	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South、HenChun Semiiland、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Guayre River, Caracas, Venezuela
Synonyms	Acanthophacelus guppii, Acanthophacelus reticulatus, Girardinus guppii, Girardinus reticulatus, Haridichthys reticulatus, Heterandria guppyi, Lebistes poecilioides, Lebistes poeciloides, Lebistes reticulatus, Pocilia reticulata, Poecilia reticulate, Poecilia reticulatus, Poecilioides reticulatus ...all 13..
Reference	臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳及方, 1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Weisel, G. F.  Peters, W. (C. H.) 1859 陳義雄,方力行 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0068443. ASIZP0068444. ASIZP0068445. ASIZP0068446. ASIZP0068447. ASIZP0074346. ASIZP0803177. ASIZP0803178. ASIZP0803179. ASIZP0803180. ASIZP0803181. ASIZP0913177. ASIZP0913178. ASIZP0913179. ASIZP0913180. ASIZP0913181. NMMSTP00839. NMNSF00912. NMNSF00913. NMNSF01548.
Barcode	2016-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Guppy
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Head moderately large, broad and horizontal dorsally. Snout short. Eye large, on side of head. Mouth protractile, oblique; posterior of jaw distant from anterior margin of eye. Body elongated, slightly cylindrical and posterior laterally compressed; dorsal profile horizontal, ventral profile arched to end of anal fin. Scales large; lateral line absent; longitudinal scales：26-28; predorsal scales：11-13. Dorsal soft rays：7-8; pectoral soft rays：13-14; pelvic soft rays：5; anal soft rays：8-9 (female). Sexually dichromatic; appearance of female similar to female of Gambusia affinis, brownish or grayish, slightly transparent; darker dorsally and grayish white ventrally; male gorgeous, several colorful longitudinal stripes on side of body.
habitats	Prefers standing to slow running water, can be found in ponds, paddy fields and slow moving reaches of river, especially vegetated environments. Highly tolerant to low dissolved oxygen and pollution, even occurs in highly turbid canals and ditches. The th
Distribution	Southern America. Introduced to Taiwan in 1970’ for ornamentation, can be found in whole island of Taiwan.
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