zebrafish

American

[zee-bruh-fish, zeb-ruh-] / ˈzi brəˌfɪʃ, ˈzɛb rə- /

noun

a small, slender freshwater fish, Brachydanio rerio, having luminous bluish-black and silvery-gold horizontal stripes: popular in home aquariums.

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Etymology

Origin of zebrafish

First recorded in 1765–75; zebra + fish

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Additional experiments involved human stem-cell models, three-dimensional cultures of blood vessels, and studies in zebrafish and mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The team next investigated whether the process extends beyond zebrafish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Looking across more than 550 million years of evolutionary history, the team found evidence of the same two-origin arrangement in chickens, zebrafish and even acorn worms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Experiments in zebrafish, along with detailed studies of cilia in other tissues, suggested that the same cellular mechanism may contribute to the development of several organs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The zebrafish experiments, however, showed that diabetes is not required.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

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