" Killifishes Haiku "
by Suzán Jiván
I
Bright killifishes
popular with aquarists
fresh and salt water
II
Spawn, lagoons, tide pools
distinguished from livebearers
barrier island
III
Barred with some pale spots
inserted low on body
pale blue and orange
IV
Yellowish bellies
warm desert pools, springs and runs
upturned pupfishes
V
Marshy backwaters
growing rather rapidly
saltier than seas
VI
Lateral series
compressed posteriorly
terminal, oblique...
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