Family of small, surface-dwelling fish that inhabit fresh and brackish waters, and coastal marine areas.

Annotation

do not confuse entry term TOPMINNOWS with gila topminnows in the family Poeciliidae = CYPRINODONTIFORMES; do not confuse entry terms KILLIFISH (Fundulus heteroclitus), GULF KILLIFISH (Fundulus grandis), or ATLANTIC KILLIFISH with KILLIFISHES or with JAPANESE KILLIFISH see ORYZIAS; killifish unspecified goes under KILLIFISHES

DUI

D023781 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0012037

Previous indexing

Killifish (1976-2001)

History note

2002

Public note

2002