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Descriptor English: Cyprinodontiformes
Descriptor Spanish: Ciprinodontiformes
Descriptor Ciprinodontiformes
Entry term(s) Gambusia
Xiphophorus
cola de espada
pez mosquito
platy
portaespada
Scope note: Orden de peces con diez familias y numerosas especies de peces ovíparos, ovovivíparos y vivíparos. Comprende las familias: Cyprinodontidae (KILLIFISHES ovíparos conocidos como cachorritos), FUNDULIDAE (sardinillas), Goodeidae (vivíparos mexicanos denominados mexclapiques), Anablepidae (peces de cuatro ojos), Poeciliidae (ovovivíparos como el guppy o el topote mexicano), Profundulidae (escamudos), Aplocheilidae (almirantes del Índico), Rivulidae (rivulines del nuevo mundo), Nothobranchiidae (rivulines africanos) y Valenciidae (samarugo).
Descriptor Portuguese: Ciprinodontiformes
Descriptor French: Cyprinodontiformes
Entry term(s): Fish, Mosquito
Gambusia
Gambusias
Mosquito Fish
Platyfish
Xiphophorus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.850.280
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003532
Scope note: An order of fish with eight families and numerous species of both egg-laying and livebearing fish. Families include Cyprinodontidae (egg-laying KILLIFISHES;), FUNDULIDAEl; (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.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with CYPRINIDAE or CYPRINIFORMES or CYPRINODON see KILLIFISHES
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 1987; for MOSQUITO FISH see FISHES 1975-86
History Note: 1987(1975)
DeCS ID: 19143
Unique ID: D003532
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Cyprinodontiformes - Preferred
Concept UI M0005512
Scope note An order of fish with eight families and numerous species of both egg-laying and livebearing fish. Families include Cyprinodontidae (egg-laying KILLIFISHES;), FUNDULIDAEl; (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.
Preferred term Cyprinodontiformes
Xiphophorus - Narrower
Concept UI M0005516
Preferred term Xiphophorus
Platyfish - Narrower
Concept UI M0005515
Preferred term Platyfish
Gambusia - Narrower
Concept UI M0005513
Preferred term Gambusia
Entry term(s) Gambusias
Mosquito Fish - Narrower
Concept UI M0005514
Preferred term Mosquito Fish
Entry term(s) Fish, Mosquito



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