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The guppy, Poecilia reticulata, is a small live-bearing fish used in research on sexual selection, predation and life-history evolution. Differences among populations make it possible to connect environmental conditions with inherited and plastic traits.

Poecilia reticulata is the scientific species name of the guppy. Its internal fertilization and production of live young distinguish its reproductive system from the externally spawning pattern of many familiar fish.