The paradise fish, an advanced animal model for behavioral genetics and evolutionary developmental biology

N Szabó, E Fodor, Z Varga… - … Zoology Part B …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) is an air‐breathing freshwater fish species with a
signature labyrinth organ capable of extracting oxygen from the air that helps these fish to …

The ornamental fighting fish is the next model organism for genetic studies

GH Yue, L Wang, F Sun, Z Yang, Y Shen… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fighting fish Betta splendens is a freshwater species from Thailand and other Southeast
Asian countries. This fish has been domesticated for 1000 years and bred for fighting …

Care and use of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) for research

MR Lichak, JR Barber, YM Kwon… - Comparative …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Betta splendens, also called Siamese fighting fish or'betta,'are a popular species in the
fishkee** hobby. Native to South-east Asia, betta have been selectively bred for their …

The genetic architecture of phenotypic diversity in the Betta fish (Betta splendens)

W Zhang, H Wang, DYC Brandt, B Hu, J Sheng… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The Betta fish displays a remarkable variety of phenotypes selected during domestication.
However, the genetic basis underlying these traits remains largely unexplored. Here, we …

No evidence for sex chromosomes in natural populations of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni

N Lichilín, W Salzburger, A Böhne - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sex determination (SD) is not conserved among teleost fishes and can even differ between
populations of the same species. Across the outstandingly species-rich fish family Cichlidae …

Structural genomic variation and behavioral interactions underpin a balanced sexual mimicry polymorphism

TO Dodge, BY Kim, JJ Baczenas, SM Banerjee… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
How phenotypic diversity originates and persists within populations are classic puzzles in
evolutionary biology. While balanced polymorphisms segregate within many species, it …

Quantifying the Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Repeated Social Competition in the Fighting Fish Betta splendens

S Dupeyron, KJ Wallace - Fishes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fighting fish Betta splendens, long studied for its aggressive territorial competitions, has
the potential to be a tractable and relevant model for studying the intersection of cognitive …

Coordination and persistence of aggressive visual communication in Siamese fighting fish

CP Everett, AL Norovich, JE Burke, MR Whiteway… - Cell Reports, 2025 - cell.com
Outside acoustic communication, little is known about how animals coordinate social turn
taking and how the brain drives engagement in these social interactions. Using Siamese …

Something Fishy about Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) Sex: Polygenic Sex Determination or a Newly Emerged Sex-Determining Region?

T Panthum, K Jaisamut, W Singchat, SF Ahmad… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fishes provide a unique and intriguing model system for studying the genomic origin and
evolutionary mechanisms underlying sex determination and high sex-chromosome turnover …

Comparative study of candidate sex determination regions in snakeheads (Channa argus and C. maculata) and development of novel sex markers

D Sun, H Wen, X Qi, C Li, C Sun, L Wang, M Zhu… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Belonging to the Channidae family, Channa argus and C. maculata are the main cultured
snakehead species in China and have important economic value. Both species show …