Term Name:	early stripe melanocyte differentiation
Synonyms:	early stripe melanocyte cell differentiation, early stripe melanophore differentiation
Definition:	The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an early stripe melanocyte (ESM). In zebrafish, ESMs develop during the first phase (2-3 weeks of development) of the larva to adult transition (2-4 weeks of development).
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0050933]    QuickGO    AmiGO