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Campoma guppy c.q. Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbruecker, 2005

In 2006 Fred Poeser describes the discovery of the Campoma Guppy ( Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) wingei, a true Caribbean gem, Poeser F.N 2006 ) in the Cariaco- Carupano regio in Venezuela ( see the map) , far away from Cumana ..: "Not only have we found the beauties with the “Endler comma”, there were also the “normal” spotted Guppies, or completely green ones, or completely yellow (which made them golden, because all colours were metallic, always). The tail fin could be normal, but could have bottom swords, or top sword, or double swords. Dorsal fins had colours or were without, gonopodia could be black or not. There was no end to the variation, except that all colours were metallic! Just exquisite. Even the female had this metallic sheen over their bodies.!"

( foto from Fred Poesers article )

"The Carupano variety of the Campoma Guppy" ( fotos from Fred Poesers article )

In the aftermath of the discovery in the Campoma-region and the publication of : Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) wingei. sp. from the Paria Peninsula, Venezuela, including notes on Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907 and other subgenera of Poecilia Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) ALL fishes that look a bit "Endlerish" are ( strange enough..) renamed as Poecilia wingei ( after Ojvind Winge 1886 - 1964 )

In spite of the fact that Poeser in his publication merely stated: "the populations of Campoma-like guppies collected in a coastal area of Venezuela, in Cumana, Laguna de los Patos (Endler, pers. comm.), might very well be an established local population of P. wingei", many people have renamed the fishes from Cumana as this...

The Campoma region, surrounded by mountains

The campoma guppy paradise

Together with the "Common" Guppy ( Poecilia reticulata ) and the Oropuche Guppy ( Poecilia obscura ), the Campoma Guppy ( Poecilia wingei ) represents the subgenus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907. The "Guppy" is not alone in taxonomy anymore..