Zebrafish

**Semantic type:** Fish

**Definition:** Brachydanio rerio, species of small freshwater aquarium fish with a transparent embryo making it possible to follow progeny of single cells until quite late stages of development. This, together with the availability of mutant lines make it an important preparation for the study of vertebrate cell lineage and developmental biology.

**Synonyms:** - Brachydanio rerio - Brachydanio rerio - Cyprinus rerio - DANIO RERIO - Danio frankei - Danio rerio - Zebra danio