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Danionella fishes

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Miniature, transparent Danionella fishes, which are among the smallest living adult vertebrates, allow investigation of general principles of brain-wide neural circuits and evolutionary and developmental mechanisms for neurobehavioral innovations.

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Fig. 1: Danionella are a genus of miniature, transparent and sound-producing fishes.
Fig. 2: Aggressive interactions and optical accessibility of Danionella brain.

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Thanks to R. Britz, K. Conway, J. Fetcho and B. Judkewitz for critical feedback. Research support from NSF IOS-1656664 and NIH NS128891.

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    Andrew H. Bass & Jonathan T. Perelmuter

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Bass, A.H., Perelmuter, J.T. Danionella fishes. Nat Methods 21, 1767–1769 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-024-02433-0

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