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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009990
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009990
Preferred Name

Oryzias

Definitions
The only genus in the family Oryziinae, order BELONIFORMES. Oryzias are egg-layers; other fish of the same order are livebearers. Oryzias are used extensively in testing carcinogens. Common name for a species in the genus Oryzias. Common name of the family Oryziinae, which only contains the one genus ORYZIAS.
Synonyms
Killifish, Japanese
Oryzias latipes
Medaka
Medakas
Japanese Rice Fish
Japanese Medaka
Medaka Killifish
Japanese Killifish
Killifish, Medaka
Oryziinae
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