MOSQUITO FISH
\məskˈiːtə͡ʊ fˈɪʃ], \məskˈiːtəʊ fˈɪʃ], \m_ə_s_k_ˈiː_t_əʊ f_ˈɪ_ʃ]\
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An order of fish with eight families and numerous species of both egg-laying and livebearing fish. Families include Cyprinodontidae (egg-laying KILLIFISHES), FUNDULIDAE (topminnows), Goodeidae (Mexican livebearers), Jenynsiidae (jenynsiids), Poeciliidae (livebearers), Profundulidae (Middle American killifishes), Aplocheilidae, and Rivulidae (rivulines). In the family Poeciliidae, the guppy and molly belong to the genus POECILIA.
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