topminnow
Noun
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Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters;
Often used in mosquito control (synset 101451592)is a type of: cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformessubtypes:- 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
belongs to: family poeciliidae, poeciliidae - topminnows -
Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail;
Popular aquarium fish (synset 101450932)is a type of: cyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidaebelongs to: genus xyphophorus, xyphophorus - swordtails
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