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Molly is the name of a group of small, colorful fish popular in home aquariums. Mollies are live-bearers--that is, they give birth to live, fully formed young. Most other fishes reproduce by laying eggs. Mollies are closely related to the guppy, another type of live-bearer (see Guppy).

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