XIPHOPHORUS
\zˈɪfəfˌɔːɹəs], \zˈɪfəfˌɔːɹəs], \z_ˈɪ_f_ə_f_ˌɔː_ɹ_ə_s]\
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An order of fish with eight families and numerous species of both egg-laying and livebearing fish. Families include Cyprinodontidae (egg-laying KILLIFISHES), FUNDULIDAE (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.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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