A fish called Guppy named after a Trinidadian
14 Hrs Ago
Today, the guppy is bred around the world to create different varieties. - Photo courtesy Dr Ryan S Mohammed
Did you know that the guppy (
Poecilia reticulata) was named after a Trinidadian?
You may be wondering, how did this happen?
Well, in 1866, Trinidadian Robert John Lechmere Guppy sent specimens of the fish from TT to the Natural History Museum in London.
In honour of Guppy’s contribution, which helped popularise the fish and expand research on it, British zoologist Albert Gunther named the fish after him.
But the guppy’s name isn’t its only link to TT.
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Zangee, the swamp eel is really a fish!
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Despite its name and appearance, the zangee is actually an elongated fish and not an eel. - Photo courtesy Dr Ryan Mohammed
Have you ever heard of a zangee? Or maybe you’ve seen one in the river?
Here in TT, the swamp eel (
Synbranchus marmoratus) is called a zangee.
But the zangee is not really an eel; it’s actually an elongated fish.
It has a yellowish body with black spots and can grow up to 150 centimetres in length, according to a fact sheet by the University of the West Indies.
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