Etymology

Endler's livebearer

Today it means: A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia wingei, popular in home aquariums, similar in size, shape, and coloration to the closely related guppy. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Dr. John Endler, who rediscovered the fish in 1975.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.