The zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) is a small tropical freshwater fish that began to be used as a genetic model system in the early 1980s. The zebrafish shares numerous anatomical and genetic similarities with higher vertebrates, including humans, both...

The zebrafish or zebra danio, Danio rerio, is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae).[1] It is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio, and is also an important model...

As a model organism for the study of vertebrate development, disease, biological pathways, and toxicological mechanisms, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) has a number of advantageous features. It is a vertebrate with organs similar to those of man. Zebrafish embryos develop outside the mother...

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have hooked a fish that suffers from insomnia in their quest to understand the genetics behind sleep disorders. The findings show that even zebrafish-a common aquarium petcan have a genetic mutation linked to sleep problems....