Zebrafish

For other uses, see Zebrafish (disambiguation).

Danio rerio
An adult female zebrafish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species:
D. rerio
Binomial name
Danio rerio
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Barilius rerio
  • Brachydanio frankei
  • Brachydanio rerio
  • Cyprinus chapalio
  • Cyprinus rerio
  • Danio frankei
  • Danio lineatus
  • Nuria rerio
  • Perilamopus striatus

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. Native to South Asia,[2] it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio[3] (and thus often called a "tropical fish" although it is both tropical and subtropical).

The zebrafish is an important and widely used vertebrate model organism in scientific research, particularly developmental biology, but also gene function, oncology, teratology, and drug development, in particular pre-clinical development.[4] It is also notable for its regenerative abilities,[5] and has been modified by researchers to produce many transgenic strains.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Danio rerio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166487A6219667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166487A6219667.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Whiteley, Andrew R.; Bhat, Anuradha; Martins, Emilia P.; Mayden, Richard L.; Arunachalam, M.; Uusi-Heikkilä, Silva; Ahmed, A. T. A.; Shrestha, Jiwan; Clark, Matthew; Stemple, Derek; Bernatchez, Louis (2011). "Population genomics of wild and laboratory zebrafish ( Danio rerio )". Molecular Ecology. 20 (20): 4259–4276. Bibcode:2011MolEc..20.4259W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05272.x. PMC 3627301. PMID 21923777.
  3. ^ "Breeding Zebrafish (Zebra danios) - The fish doctor". www.thefishdoctor.co.uk. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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