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Definition of Poeciliidae
1. Noun. Topminnows.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Live-bearer, Poeciliid, Poeciliid Fish, Topminnow, Gambusia, Genus Gambusia, Genus Platypoecilus, Platypoecilus, Genus Mollienesia, Mollienesia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poeciliidae
Literary usage of Poeciliidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Factors resulting in decline of the endangered Sonoran topminnow Poeciliopsis
occidentalis (Atheriniformes:poeciliidae) in the United States. Biol. Cons. ..."
2. Performance Standards for Safely Conducting Research with Genetically ...edited by Walter A. Hill edited by Walter A. Hill (1998)
"Families with species which are parthenogenic include poeciliidae, Atherinidae,
... Researchers working with fish in the family poeciliidae may begin their ..."
3. Annual Report by Rockefeller Foundation (1921)
"Small fish of the family poeciliidae, widely distributed throughout the tropical
and temperate zones, are the ones most extensively employed. ..."
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