Poecilia wingei

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Poecilia wingei, commonly known as the Endler's livebearer, is a small, brightly colored freshwater fish popular in aquariums and closely related to the guppy.

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Poecilia wingei canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
live-bearing fish ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ
aquariumCareLevel beginner-friendly ⓘ
aquariumTrade popular aquarium fish ⓘ
behavior peaceful ⓘ
breeding easy in captivity ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
closeRelativeOf guppy ⓘ
commonName Endler guppy ⓘ
linked to: Poecilia reticulata

Endler's livebearer ⓘ
linked to: Poecilia reticulata
conservationConcern threat from habitat degradation ⓘ
describedBy John A. Endler ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
biofilm ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
family Poeciliidae ⓘ
femaleColoration drab ⓘ
genus Poecilia ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 3–4 weeks ⓘ
habitat freshwater lagoons ⓘ
slow-moving freshwater streams ⓘ
vegetated shallow waters ⓘ
hybridizesWith Poecilia reticulata ⓘ
IUCNStatus data deficient ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity 2–3 years ⓘ
maleColoration brightly colored ⓘ
namedAfter John A. Endler ⓘ
nativeTo Campoma region ⓘ
Laguna de Patos ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
offspringType free-swimming fry ⓘ
order Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
pHPreference neutral to slightly alkaline ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Poecilia reticulata ⓘ
reproduction live-bearing ⓘ
requires stable water parameters ⓘ
well-planted aquarium ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialBehavior shoaling ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalFemaleLength 3.0–4.5 cm ⓘ
typicalMaleLength 2.0–3.0 cm ⓘ
waterTemperaturePreference 24–28 °C ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Poecilia → hasSpecies → Poecilia wingei ⓘ