Preferred Label : oryzias;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH Hyperonym : oryziinae; medaka; Medakas;
MeSH hyponym : oryzias latipes; japanese medaka; Medaka Killifish; Killifish, Medaka; Killifish, Japanese; Japanese Killifish; Japanese Rice Fish;
MeSH Related Number : txid8088; txid8090;
MeSH annotation : note X refs JAPANESE KILLIFISH and MEDAKA KILLIFISH; KILLIFISHES is also available; note entry terms JAPANESE KILLIFISH, and MEDAKA KILLIFISH; KILLIFISHES is also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryzias;
UNII : txid8089;
Origin ID : D009990;
UMLS CUI : C0029371;
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- Fish [UMLS semantic type]
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.