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Descriptor English: Oryzias
Descriptor Spanish: Oryzias
Descriptor Oryzias
Entry term(s) Oryzias latipes
Oryziinae
killifish japonés
medaka
medaka japonés
Scope note: Género único de la familia Oryziinae, orden BELONIFORMES. Las Oryzias son ovíparas, a diferencia de otros peces del mismo orden que son vivíparos. Se usan mucho en el estudio de los carcinógenos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Oryzias
Descriptor French: Oryzias
Entry term(s): Japanese Killifish
Japanese Medaka
Japanese Rice Fish
Killifish, Japanese
Killifish, Medaka
Medaka
Medaka Killifish
Medakas
Oryzias latipes
Oryziinae
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.850.139.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009990
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: note entry terms JAPANESE KILLIFISH, and MEDAKA KILLIFISH; KILLIFISHES is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CYPRINODONTIFORMES 1987-90
History Note: 91(87); was see under CYPRINODONTIFORMES 1987-90
DeCS ID: 19280
Unique ID: D009990
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Oryzias - Preferred
Concept UI M0015489
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Oryzias
Medaka - Broader
Concept UI M0367352
Scope note Common name of the family Oryziinae, which only contains the one genus ORYZIAS.
Preferred term Medaka
Entry term(s) Medakas
Oryziinae
Japanese Medaka - Narrower
Concept UI M0367353
Scope note Common name for a species in the genus Oryzias.
Preferred term Japanese Medaka
Entry term(s) Japanese Killifish
Japanese Rice Fish
Killifish, Japanese
Killifish, Medaka
Medaka Killifish
Oryzias latipes



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