family Poeciliidae

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Noun1.family Poeciliidae - topminnows
Poeciliidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
Gambusia, genus Gambusia - mosquitofish
genus Platypoecilus, Platypoecilus - platys
genus Mollienesia, Mollienesia - mollies
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francisci (Lutken, 1874) 1 44.5 <0.01 Hypostomus francisci (Lutken, 1874) 2 19.3 <0.01 Hypostomus lima (Lutken, 1874)* -- -- -- Hypostomus macrops (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, -- -- -- 1888)* Order Gymnotiformes Family Sternopygidae Eigenmannia microstoma (Reinhardt, 1852)* (DD) 8 5.3 0.08 Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 1 0.3 <0.01 Order Cyprinodontiformes Family Poeciliidae Subfamily Poeciliinae Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916) -- -- -- Order Synbranchiformes Family Synbranchidae Synbranchus cf.
Changes in fish assemblages caused by different Neotropical biomes
Viviparous fishes, such as those from the family Poeciliidae, are excellent models for understanding the evolution of life cycles.
Life history of Gambusia vittata (Pisces: Poeciliidae)
Phalloceros harpagos, popularly known as guppy, belongs to the family Poeciliidae. In general, species of this family exhibit marked sexual dimorphism, with females larger than males.
Influence of environmental integrity on feeding, condition and reproduction of Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008 in the Taruma stream micro-basin/Influencia da integridade ambiental na alimentacao, condicao e reproducao de Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008 na microbacia do corrego Taruma
* In attempting to argue that the lifecycle of the guppy is anapt metaphor for the poetic process--and therefore that a tank full ofguppies is the perfect addition to a poet's studio--I discoverthat the guppy is a member of the family Poeciliidae, is in factPoecilia reticulata.
The lifecycle of the technicolored dream fish
Family Poeciliidae. In: Checklist of the Fresh Water Fishes of South and Central America (Eds.
Natural history, life history, and diet of Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde 2006 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)
Fishes in the family Poeciliidae are livebearers and occupy a variety of tropical and temperate habitats.
Seasonal effects on female fecundity and male sperm availability in a thermally stable temperate population of sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna)
three members of the family Poeciliidae occurring naturally in Georgia
The occurrence and distribution of Heterandria formosa (teleostei, Poeciliidae) in Lowndes County, Georgia
Dietary composition of Gambusia affinis (Family Poeciliidae) populations in the northern Waikato region of New Zealand.
Utilization of the exotic cladoceran Daphnia lumholtzi by Gambusia affinis
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