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Lebistes

Lebistes

9.9
An old scientific name for the small colorful fish called the guppy
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • Many early scientific papers refer to the guppy as Lebistes rather than Poecilia.

Examples

  • The genus Lebistes is now considered obsolete in modern fish classification.

  • Specimens labelled as Lebistes can still be found in museum collections.

  • The Lebistes are popular aquarium fish.

  • Did you know that Lebistes were once called guppies?

  • Many early scientific papers refer to the guppy as Lebistes rather than Poecilia.

  • Specimens labelled as Lebistes can still be found in museum collections.

  • The genus Lebistes is now considered obsolete in modern fish classification.

Compounds

Lebistes reticulatus
  • Archaic
8.9

A small freshwater fish from South America and the West Indies often kept in aquariums

Surface Forms

Lebistes singular
Lebistes plural

Etymology

Lebistes is a scientific Latin name probably taken from an old Greek word for a 'small fish', and it was used to name the little, colourful 'guppy'. So, older papers call the guppy Lebistes, which helps you remember the name points to a tiny, lively fish.