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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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greedy person
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Hall (1953:36) states that _Gambusia affinis_, _Fundulus notatus_, and _Labidesthes sicculus_ are usually associated with overflow pools, oxbows, and vegetated backwaters.
The Cyprinodontidæ are represented by 18 genera, the most important being, _Pæcilia_ (16 sp.), _Girardinus_ (10 sp.), and _Gambusia_ (8 sp.) The Osteoglossidæ, found in Australian and African rivers, are represented in South America by the peculiar _Arapaima_, the "pirarucu" of the {13}Amazon.
Only one peculiar genus is noted--_Lebistes_, a form of Cyprinodontidæ from Barbadoes; other genera of the same family being, _Haplochilus_, _Rivulus_, and _Girardinus_, widely spread in the Neotropical region; while _Gambusia_ is confined to Central America, Mexico, and the Antilles.