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Definition of Platypoecilus maculatus
1. Noun. Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish.
Generic synonyms: Live-bearer, Poeciliid, Poeciliid Fish, Topminnow
Group relationships: Genus Platypoecilus, Platypoecilus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platypoecilus Maculatus
Literary usage of Platypoecilus maculatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University by Cornell University, New York State College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station (1921)
"In the killifish Platypoecilus maculatus, sex determination is of the WZ type,
the female being the heterogametic sex. The characters red and spotted are ..."
2. Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University by Cornell University, New York State College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station (1921)
"In the killifish Platypoecilus maculatus, sex determination is of the WZ type,
the female being the heterogametic sex. The characters red and spotted are ..."