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Descriptor English: Killifishes
Descriptor Spanish: Peces Killi
Descriptor peces killis
Scope note: Pequeños peces ovíparos que en su mayoría pertenecen a la familia Cyprinodontidae, pero algunos pertenecen a las familias Aplocheilidae, Fundulidae, Profundulidae y Rivulidae. Algunos peces killis se utilizan en el control de los mosquitos. Los peces killis son organismos modelo de vertebrados en diversos campos, por ejemplo, toxicología ambiental y neurobiología, debido a su corta vida útil, su facilidad de mantenimiento y la gran cantidad de huevos que producen.
Descriptor Portuguese: Peixes Listrados
Descriptor French: Cyprinodontides ovipares
Entry term(s): Cyprinodon
Cyprinodons
Cyprinodontidae
Pupfishes
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.850.280.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007695
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: KILLIFISH; ATLANTIC KILLIFISH; GULF KILLIFISH see FUNDULIDAE and JAPANESE KILLIFISH see ORYZIAS are available; killifish unspecified goes here
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
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see KILLIFISH 1991-2001, see CYPRINODONTIFORMES 1987-1990, was see FISHES 1975-1986
History Note: 2002(1975); was see under CYPRINODONTIFORMES 1987-90; was see under FISHES 1975-86
DeCS ID: 22532
Unique ID: D007695
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2023/02/26
Killifishes - Preferred
Concept UI M0012038
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Killifishes
Cyprinodon - Narrower
Concept UI M0012036
Scope note A genus in the family Cyprinodontidae.
Preferred term Cyprinodon
Entry term(s) Cyprinodons
Pupfishes
Cyprinodontidae - Narrower
Concept UI M000762167
Preferred term Cyprinodontidae



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