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zebra fishAny member of two unrelated groups of fishes: freshwater species in the genus Brachydanio (family Cyprinidae) and saltwater species in the genus Pterois (family Scorpaenidae). The zebra danio (Brachydanio rerio), a popular freshwater aquarium fish originally from Asia, grows to about 1.5 in. (4 cm) long and has dark blue and silvery longitudinal stripes. The distinctive saltwater zebra fishes (Pterois), used in marine aquariums, have extremely large pectoral fins, numerous extremely poisonous spines, and colourful vertical stripes. Some species are more commonly known as lionfish and turkeyfish. |
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Their research had shown that the golden variety has smaller pigment-containing cells than normal zebra fish do and that the golden fish's cells contain fewer and lighter pigment particles. The nation's first genetically engineered pet has gone on sale: a tiny zebra fish with a gene from a sea coral that makes it red in normal light and causes it to glow under ultraviolet light. To date the scientists have found the morphogen genes shaping limbs, spines, and other structures in mice, chickens, and zebra fish. |
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