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Livebearers. Guppy fry. Livebearers are fish that retain their eggs inside the body and give birth to live, free-swimming young. They are especially prized by aquarium owners. Among aquarium fish, livebearers are nearly all members of the family Poeciliidae and include: guppies, mollies, platies and swordtails. [1]
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. [1] They are prolific breeders and often hybridize with guppies. These very colorful hybrids are the easiest to find being offered in pet-shops, typically under the name Endler's guppy .
The guppy ( Poecilia reticulata ), also known as millionfish or the rainbow fish, [3] is one of the world's most widely distributed tropical fish and one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, like almost all American members of the family, is live-bearing. [4]
The cup-bearer ( Polish: cześnik) was a court office in Poland and Lithuania until the end of the 13th century. The holder was responsible for the wine-cellar of the King and for serving him cups with wine at banquets. Since the 14th century, it has been an honorary court title in the Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in the ...
Pallbearer. A pallbearer is one of several participants who help carry the casket at a funeral. They may wear white gloves in order to prevent damaging the casket and to show respect to the deceased person. Some traditions distinguish between the roles of pallbearers and casket bearer. The former is a ceremonial position, carrying a tip of the ...
The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish ( Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the green swordtail ( X. hellerii) and can interbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico ...
Poecilia is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. [2] These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline. A few have adapted to living in waters that contain high levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide ( H.
Bearer instrument. A bearer instrument is a document that entitles the holder of the document to rights of ownership or title to the underlying property. In the case of shares ( bearer shares) or bonds ( bearer bonds ), they are called bearer certificates. [1] Unlike normal registered instruments, no record is kept of who owns bearer ...