Thinking outside the boxes: analyzing the current landscape of popular behavioral tests for adult zebrafish
Zebrafish are commonly tested in various behavioral assays. To better understand such practices, we surveyed active global zebrafish neuroscience labs, asking to rank such assays based on their perceived utility. Overreliance on few well-established assays and their inconsistent nomenclature call for further innovation and standardizing of adult zebrafish neurobehavioral testing.
Authors
- Murilo S. de Abreu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-0715)
- Allan V. Kalueff
- Matthew O. Parker
- Adam Michael Stewart
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- St Petersburg University (RU)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Research International (United States) (US)
- Clinical Research Consortium (US)
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (CN)
- International University (KH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lab Animal
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-026-01694-w
- Primary Topic
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior