poeciliid fish


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Noun1.poeciliid fish - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waterspoeciliid fish - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
live-bearer, poeciliid, topminnow
cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae - topminnows
Gambusia affinis, mosquitofish - silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
platy, Platypoecilus maculatus - small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
mollie, molly - popular aquarium fish
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1A), which has previously been found to differ both between these species and between other populations of poeciliid fish that occur in different predation environments.
Divergent predation environment between two sister species of livebearing fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) predicts boldness, activity, and exploration behavior
Nearly 220 species of poeciliid fish are known (Pires et al., 2011).
Life history of Gambusia vittata (Pisces: Poeciliidae)
The metacercaria of the Argentinian species was found naturally in the poeciliid fish species Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, Gambusia affinis and Phalloceros caudimaculatus.
Ciclo vital parcial de Pygidiopsis australis Ostrowski de Nunez, 1996 (Digenea: Heterophyidae) en Venezuela
A new poeciliid fish from Congo, with remarks on funduline genera.
Description of a new species of annual fish of the genus Neofundulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper rio Mamore basin, Bolivia
Comparative efficacy of two poeciliid fish in indoor cement tanks against chikungunya vector Aedes aegypti in villages in Karnataka, India.
Efficacy of Aphanius dispar (Ruppell) an indigenous larvivorous fish for vector control in domestic tanks under the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project command area in district Kheda, Gujarat
The suitability of calcein to mark poeciliid fish and a new method of detection.
Batch-tagging blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) for identification of hatchery-reared individuals on natural coastal reefs in New South Wales, Australia
In fact, intersexual selection has been documented in a variety of Poeciliid fish, including mosquitofish, Gambusia spp.; guppies, Poecilia reticulata; swordtails, Xiphophorus spp.; and mollies, P.
THE EFFECT OF MALE FAMILIARITY ON PROXIMITY TIME IN FEMALE EASTERN MOSQUITOFISH (Gambusia holbrooki)
This small poeciliid fish occupies a variety of freshwater habitats in the coastal plain of the southeastern United States where it encounters widely varying abiotic characteristics and a diverse set of food sources, potential competitors, predators, and pathogens.
GENETIC INFLUENCES ON EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE LEAST KILLIFISH
Melanism in the poeciliid fish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard).
First record of melanism in Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)/Primer registro de melanismo en Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)
The impacts of introduced poeciliid fish and odonata on the endemic Megalagrion (odonata) damselflies of Oahu Island, Hawaii.
Population of variable platyfish (Xiphophorus variatus) established in Waller Creek, Travis County, Texas
Gambusia heterochir, a new poeciliid fish from Texas, with an account of its hybridization with G.
Environmental correlates to the abundance of spring-adapted versus stream-adapted fishes
Factors governing sexual selection as an isolating mechanism in the poeciliid fish Lebistes reticulatus.
Mate choice in the sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna

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