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guppy

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guppy: see killifish killifish, northern representative, especially the genus Fundulus, of the Cyprinodontidae or toothed minnows, a family that includes also the topminnows and many popular aquarium fishes (e.g.
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(Top) Male and (bottom) female guppies (Lebistes reticulatus)
(credit: Jane Burton—Bruce Coleman Ltd.)
Colourful, freshwater, live-bearing topminnows (Lebistes reticulatus and Poecilia reticulata; see killifish) popular as pets in home aquariums. Guppies are hardy, energetic, easily kept, and prolific. The male, smaller and much more brightly coloured than the female, grows to about 1.5 in. (4 cm). Guppies have been bred in various ornate strains characterized by colour or pattern and by shape and size of the tail and dorsal fins.
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Guppy said yes, they had been sent round, and a coach was waiting to take us round too as soon as we pleased.
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