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title: "Gup"
description: "Poecilia reticulata — Vissen. The guppy (Poecilia reticulata), also known as the millionfish or rainbow fish, is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, akin to most New World members of the family, is classified as a livebearer."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/guppy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gup

> Poecilia reticulata — Vissen. The guppy (Poecilia reticulata), also known as the millionfish or rainbow fish, is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, akin to most New World members of the family, is classified as a livebearer.

- Scientific name: *Poecilia reticulata*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 5480
- Wikidata: [Q178202](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178202)
- iNaturalist taxon: [173412](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/173412)

## Names

- en: Guppy
- de: Guppy
- es: Gupi
- fr: Guppy
- nl: Gup
- pt: Guppy
- pl: Gupik

## Countries with the most observations

US (327), TW (269), BR (202), ID (180), TH (161), SG (131), MY (123), MX (113), CO (97), AU (93), HK (81), IN (78)

## Summary

The guppy (Poecilia reticulata), also known as the millionfish or rainbow fish, is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, akin to most New World members of the family, is classified as a livebearer. Male guppies, which are smaller than females, have ornamental caudal and dorsal fins. Wild guppies generally feed on a variety of food sources, including benthic algae and the larvae of aquatic insects.
Native to northeast South America, it has been introduced to many environments and are now found all over the world; guppies are now one of the world's most widely distributed tropical fish and one of the most popular…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy

## Photo

![Gup](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/guppy/medium.jpg)

Photo: sunny tyson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221884764

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/guppy?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).