MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Oryzias
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.850.139.650
Unique ID: D009990
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009990
Annotation: note entry terms JAPANESE KILLIFISH, and MEDAKA KILLIFISH; KILLIFISHES is also available
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.
Entry Term(s): Japanese Killifish; Japanese Medaka; Japanese Rice Fish; Killifish, Japanese; Medaka; Medaka Killifish; Oryzias latipes; Oryziinae
Related Numbers: txid8088; txid8090
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
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0367353
Scope Note: Common name for a species in the genus Oryzias.
Terms: Japanese Medaka Preferred Term
Term UI T420997
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Japanese Killifish
Term UI T420992
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Medaka Killifish
Term UI T420993
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Japanese Rice Fish
Term UI T420994
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Oryzias latipes
Term UI T420995
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Killifish, Japanese
Term UI T420996
Date08/07/2000
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

Oryzias MeSH Descriptor Data 2024