zebrafish

zebrafish

See also: zebra fish

English

Etymology

zebra +‎ fish

Noun

zebrafish (plural zebrafishes or zebrafish)

1. A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
   • 2002 Lilianna Solnica-Krezel - Pattern Formation in Zebrafish

     Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish.

2. Some species of Percina (logperch), certain North American freshwater fish.
3. Pterois, a genus of venomous lionfish.

Synonyms

• (Percina): rough-belly darters

Translations

Danio rerio

Czech: dánio n, zebřička f Finnish: seeprakala German: Zebrabarbe f, Zebrabärbling m

Portuguese: peixe-zebra m Romanian: zebră (ro) f

See also

• Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014