guppy

The peacock fish is a fish species belonging to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes. The peacock fish is named after its tail that resembles a peacock's open screen. Alias; Peacock fish, anchovies, rainbow guppies, rainbow guppies. The body shape of the peacock fish is slender, and its morphological changes are mainly in the tail fin. Common tail fin shapes include round tail, pointed tail, shovel tail, etc. The peacock fish is native to Trinidad, Venezuela, northern Brazil, and the West Indies in Central and South America. Peacock fish is one of the popular aquarium ornamental fish, which is commercially bred in large quantities. People have bred varieties with different colors and fin shapes. These artificially cultivated fish species require higher water temperatures than their wild counterparts.