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. 2025 May 13;8:739. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07496-z

Table 2.

Examples of zebrafish databases and societies

Name Content Website
General databases
• ZFIN Aggregation of known publications, mutants, morpholinos and antibodies for a given gene https://zfin.org/
• ZIRC Mutants available in their inventory for a given gene http://zebrafish.org/
The zebrafish book https://zfin.org/zf_info/zfbook/zfbk.html
• LAZEN Latin American zebrafish resource center http://lazen.fcien.edu.uy/
• EZRC Europe’s international zebrafish resource center https://www.ezrc.kit.edu/
• CZRC China’s national zebrafish resource center http://en.zfish.cn/
• TZCAS Taiwan’s national zebrafish resource center http://icob.sinica.edu.tw/tzcas/fishlines_zeth.html
• Norwegian zebrafish platform Norway’s national consortium http://zebrafish.no/#myAnchor
• Zebrafish–National BioResource Project Japan’s organization that collects and distributes zebrafish lines https://nbrp.jp/report/reportProject.jsp?project=zebrafish
• ZeBase Database for zebrafish inventory and streamline facility operations and organization https://zebase.bio.purdue.edu/
Genomic databases
• Ensembl Ensemble zebrafish genome assembly https://useast.ensembl.org/Danio_rerio/Info/Index
• BLAST Zebrafish sequence analysis and searchable reference sequence https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch&BLAST_SPEC=OGP__7955__9557
• zfishbook Gene break transposon mediated mutants available http://www.zfishbook.org/
• Genome browser gateway Mapping genes within the zebrafish genome and between other sequenced species http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgGateway?hgsid=85282730&clade=vertebrate&org=Zebrafish&db=0
• Genomic resources for zebrafish ZInC A Wikipedia page specifically for zebrafish genomic databases https://wiki.zfin.org/display/general/Genomic+Resources+for+Zebrafish
Insertional mutants in the zebrafish https://research.nhgri.nih.gov/ZInC/
• ztrap Expression patterns images of gene and enhancer trap lines https://ztrap.nig.ac.jp/ztrap/
• M6A-Atlas A database for many animals, including zebrafish, of the N6-methyladenosine epitranscriptome http://180.208.58.19/m6A-Atlas/
• ZenoFishDb A curated database of the xenograft studies performed in the zebrafish https://konulab.shinyapps.io/zenofishdb/
Zebrafish single cell databases
• Zebrahub Zebrafish embryonic development that combines single cell RNA sequencing with live light-sheet imaging https://zebrahub.ds.czbiohub.org/
• Daniocell Single cell expression data of the TL/AB zebrafish throughout development https://daniocell.nichd.nih.gov/
• ZSCAPE Single cell RNA-sequencing comparing WT, genetic mutants and temperature perturbations https://cole-trapnell-lab.github.io/zscape/
Anatomy or Atlas databases
• Bio-Atlas Zebrafish Anatomy with histological slides during development starting at 48 hpf through 12 months old http://bio-atlas.psu.edu/zf/index.php
• ZFAP The zebrafish anatomy portal contains annotated and 3D anatomy throughout development http://www.rdvd.fr/
• Vascular Anatomy atlas Zebrafish vascular anatomy throughout development, both 2D and 3D images. https://zfish.nichd.nih.gov/Intro%20Page/intro1.html
• Z Brain Atlas Zebrafish neuroanatomy reference at 6 dpf with regional definitions https://engertlab.fas.harvard.edu/Z-Brain/home/
• mapzebrain Zebrafish brain regions, neural connections and transgenic lines https://fishatlas.neuro.mpg.de/
• Brain Browser Transgene patterns at 6 dpf http://vis.arc.vt.edu/projects/zbb/
• Zebrafishbrain A high-resolution atlas of the developing zebrafish brain https://zebrafishucl.org/zebrafishbrain#about-1
• AZBA A 3D atlas of the adult zebrafish brain https://azba.wayne.edu/
• FishFace A database within FaceBase with zebrafish craniofacial development https://www.facebase.org/resources/zebrafish/fishface/home/
Zebrafish societies
• International Zebrafish Society Fosters the collaboration within the international zebrafish community https://www.izfs.org/
• European Zebrafish Society Central contact point for the European zebrafish community https://www.ezsociety.org/
• Polish Zebrafish Society Zebrafish research society in Poland https://zebrafish.org.pl/
• Nordic Zebrafish Network Bring together zebrafish enthusiasts to improve quality of husbandry and science https://ki.se/en/research/research-infrastructure-and-environments/core-facilities-for-research/zebrafish-core-facility/the-nordic-zebrafish-network
• Zebrafish Disease Society Focuses on the use of zebrafish in clinical research https://www.zdmsociety.org/home
• Zebrafish Foundation India The society works towards creating a strong zebrafish research community https://zebfin.res.in/
• InSDB Zebrafish meetings and interactions in and around India are coordinated through the developmental biology society. https://insdb.in/about-insdb/about-mission/

Due to the dynamic and expanding nature of the field, this table is an initial but incomplete list of the types of online databases and societies available to the zebrafish community. Many zebrafish societies are available regionally and in the area’s native language.