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Abstract
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.
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- Cyprinodon
- Cyprinodontidae
- Pupfishes
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.
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KILLIFISH; ATLANTIC KILLIFISH; GULF KILLIFISH see FUNDULIDAE and JAPANESE KILLIFISH see ORYZIAS are available; killifish unspecified goes here
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2002(1975); was see under CYPRINODONTIFORMES 1987-90; was see under FISHES 1975-86
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Killifishes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007695. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007695
- Killifishes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killifish
- Killifishes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586080