Noun: poeciliid
- Small usually brightly-coloured viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
"Guppies are a popular poeciliid fish in home aquariums";
- topminnow, poeciliid fish, live-bearer
Derived forms: poeciliids
Type of: cypriniform fish
Part of: family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae
Encyclopedia: Poeciliid