Killifishes/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Killifishes.

Name for around 300 members of the family Cyprinodontidae that inhabit a great variety of waters including ephemeral ponds, brackish marshes, lakes, and rivers of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and warmer parts of Europe.