| Hpf | hours post fertilization |
| Dpf | days post fertilization |
| TQR | tariquidar (TQR; N-[2-[[[4-[2-(3,4-Dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-2(1H)-isoquinolinyl)ethyl]phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl]-3-quinolinecarboxamide) |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |
| gch2 | cyclohydrolase 2 |
| tyrp1 | tyrosinase-related protein 1 |
| tyr | tyrosinase |
| dct | dopachrome tautomerase |
| mitf | melanocyte inducing transcription factor |
| pnp4a | purine nucleoside phosphorylase 4a |
| foxd3 | forkhead box D3 |
| ef1-α | elongation factor 1-alpha |