Poecilia wingei, known to aquarists as Endlers or Endler's livebearer, in the genus Poecilia, is a small fish native to the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela. They are prolific breeders and often hybridize
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Poecilia wingei collected from the Campoma bridge location in Venezuela by Phil Voisin (Philderodez)
Poecilia wingei collected from Laguna Patos in the Cumana region by Armando Pau and line bred to become the black bar phenotype by Adrian Hernandez
El Tigre collected from the El Tigre stream in the Campoma region of Venezuela by Phil Voisin (Philderodez)
John Arthur Endler is a Canadian ethologist and evolutionary biologist noted for his work on the adaptation of vertebrates to their unique perceptual environments, and the ways in which animal sensory
Poecilia wingei
…guppy often found in pet shops. The species was first collected from Laguna de Patos in Venezuela by Franklyn F. Bond in 1937, and rediscovered by Dr. John Endler in 1975. The latter were the first examples of this fish to make it to the aquarium trade. More have been collected since then, notably by Armando Pou…
Endler's livebearer, now classified as Poecilia wingei