Preferred Label : killifishes;
MeSH definition : Small oviparous fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, usually striped or barred black.
They are much used in mosquito control.; Small oviparous fishes mostly in the family Cyprinodontidae but also some members
of families Aplocheilidae, Fundulidae, Profundulidae, and Rivulidae. Some killifishes
are used in mosquito control. Killifishes are vertebrate model organisms in various
fields, e.g., environmental toxicology and neurobiology, because of their short lifespans,
ease of maintenance and large number of eggs produced.;
CISMeF synonym : cyprinodontidae;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Pupfish;
MeSH hyponym : cyprinodon; Cyprinodons; Pupfishes;
MeSH Related Number : txid28741;
MeSH annotation : KILLIFISH; ATLANTIC KILLIFISH; GULF KILLIFISH see FUNDULIDAE and JAPANESE KILLIFISH
see ORYZIAS are available; killifish unspecified goes here;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupfish;
UNII : txid8076;
Origin ID : D007695;
UMLS CUI : C5779523;
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Small oviparous fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, usually striped or barred black.
They are much used in mosquito control.
Small oviparous fishes mostly in the family Cyprinodontidae but also some members
of families Aplocheilidae, Fundulidae, Profundulidae, and Rivulidae. Some killifishes
are used in mosquito control. Killifishes are vertebrate model organisms in various
fields, e.g., environmental toxicology and neurobiology, because of their short lifespans,
ease of maintenance and large number of eggs produced.
