When were guppies discovered and by who were they identified by?

Answer 1

The guppy (Poecilia reticulata), also commonly known as guppie, is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poecilidae family (females 4 centimetres long, males 2½–3 centimetres long) and like all other members of the family, is live-bearing. It prefers a hard water aquarium and can withstand levels of salinity up to 150% sea water , which has led to them being occasionally included in marine tropical community tanks, as well as in freshwater tropical tanks. Its most famous characteristic is its propensity for breeding, and it can breed in both fresh water and marine aquariums.Robert John Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916) discovered this tiny fish in Trinidad in 1866, although the fish was known to German aquarists prior to that time.

Answer 2

Guppy originates from the late R.J. Lechmere Guppy, an English botanist who discovered this breed in 1850. However De Filipo, a Spaniard reported of this same breed two years before the discovery. De Filipo was approved to be the first discoverer in 1913 but the fish is still named guppy to the present day.

Answer 3

Robert John Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916) discovered this tiny fish in Trinidad in 1866, although the fish was known to German aquarists prior to that time.

Answer 4

Guppies are a kind of carp. They weren't discovered though. They were bred by the Japaneese nobility as a hobby.