Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "guppy" tana nufin ƙaramin kifi mai launin ruwan zafi mai haske wanda galibi ana adana shi azaman dabba. Sunan kimiyya don guppy shine Poecilia reticulata, kuma sanannen jinsuna ne tsakanin masu sha'awar kifin aquarium saboda kamanninsa masu launi da sauƙin kulawa. Guppies 'yan asali ne daga Kudancin Amirka kuma ana iya samun su cikin launuka iri-iri, ciki har da orange, blue, green, da baki. Baya ga shahararsu a matsayin dabbobi, ana kuma amfani da guppies a cikin binciken kimiyya saboda iyawarsu don daidaitawa da yanayin muhalli iri-iri.