This is especially important to consider in view of the fact that although zebra fish are native to various southeast Asian countries, and while Taiwan has a native variety of medaka, the Japanese variety of medaka with a more transparent body has been chosen to produce the transgenic fluorescent fish as it has greater visual appeal.
尤其斑馬魚源自於東南亞各國，而台灣雖有本土種的稻田魚，但為求美觀，基因轉殖螢光魚所採用的是日本種、魚身較透明的稻田魚。