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Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Fish

Zebrafish is a species of danionin fish in the genus Danio, native to South Asia. A popular, hardy aquarium fish often sold under the trade name zebra danio, it is also extensively used as a vertebrate model organism in scientific research, particularly developmental biology, but also gene function, oncology, teratology and drug development, owing to its scalability from high numbers of offspring, ease of drug delivery through water into the gills, and notable regenerative abilities.

Facts
Scientific Name
Danio rerio 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Zebrafish (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q169444 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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