| General information |
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Poecilia reticulata Peters,1859 |
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| Common name | Guppy, Barbados millions |
| Synonyms |
Acanthophacelus reticulatus (Peters, 1859) Girardinus reticulatus (Peters, 1859) Lebistes reticulatus (Peters, 1859) Poecilioides reticulatus (Peters, 1859) Haridichthys reticulatus (Peters, 1859) Pocilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859 Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859 Lebistes poecilioides De Filippi, 1861 Lebistes poeciloides De Filippi, 1861 Girardinus guppii Gunther, 1866 Heterandria guppyi (Gunther, 1866) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Cyprinodontiformes; Poeciliidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; UAE; Hong Kong; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Madagascar; Kenya; Nigeria; Namibia; UK; Spain; Italy; Romania; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Guyana; Hawaii; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; New Caledonia; Samoa; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA); Albania; Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia; Comoros; Mauritius; Mayotte; Reunion; Seychelles; Uganda; Zambia |
| Occurrence |
introduced: India; introduced: Japan; introduced: Indonesia; introduced: Malaysia; introduced: Sri Lanka; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Thailand; introduced: Taiwan; introduced: Vietnam; introduced: Saudi Arabia; introduced: UAE; introduced: Hong Kong; introduced: Russia; introduced: Australia; introduced: New Zealand; introduced: Papua New Guinea; introduced: South Africa; introduced: Madagascar; introduced: Kenya; introduced: Nigeria; introduced: Namibia; introduced: UK; introduced: Spain; introduced: Italy; introduced: Romania; introduced: Netherlands; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; not established: Canada; native: Brazil; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Cuba; introduced: Jamaica; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Costa Rica; introduced: Fiji; introduced: French Polynesia; introduced: Guam; introduced: New Caledonia; introduced: Samoa; introduced: Vanuatu; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Barbados; introduced: Guadeloupe; introduced: Martinique; native: Trinidad and Tobago; introduced: Virgin Islands (USA); introduced: Albania; introduced: Czech Republic; introduced: Hungary; introduced: Slovakia; introduced: Comoros; introduced: Mauritius; introduced: Mayotte; introduced: Reunion; introduced: Seychelles; introduced: Uganda; introduced: Zambia |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gills, kidneys & skin |
| Number of specimens with sex |
12 (males-06; females-06) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
46a |
| Fundamental arm number |
46 |
| Chromosome length |
1.3 to 2.5 |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Lodi E (1978). Chromosome Complement of the Guppy, Poecilia Reticulata Peters (Pisces, Osteichtyhyes). Caryologia, 31:(4), 475-477. |
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