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The Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes), also known as the medaka, [2] is a member of genus Oryzias (), the only genus in the subfamily Oryziinae.This small (up to about 3.6 cm or 1.4 in) native of Japan is a denizen of rice paddies, marshes, ponds, slow-moving streams and tide pools.
Oryzias is a genus of ricefishes native to fresh and brackish water in east and south Asia. [4] Some species are widespread and the Japanese rice fish ( O. latipes ) is commonly used in science as a model organism , while others have very small ranges and are threatened. [ 4 ]
The Chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis) is a species of fish in the genus Oryzias. This freshwater fish occurs in swamps, stagnant parts of streams, rice fields and marshes, and is up to 3.1 cm (1.2 in) long. [2] It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes). [1]
Oryzias melastigma is a species of ricefish in the family Adrianichthyidae. This killifish was described by Sir John McLelland in 1839. [ 2 ] It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List .
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Oryzias javanicus, the Javan ricefish or Javanese ricefish, is a small species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae. [1] [2] It lives in Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali and Lombok), [1] where it can be seen in both brackish and fresh water in ponds, ditches, mangrove, swamps, streams and canals.
The average length of Oryzias profundicola as an unsexed male is about 5.0 centimeters or 2.3 inches. [2] [3] Oryzias profundicola is recorded to prefer to live on shores that are sloped slightly. These shores usually include boulders on sandy or pebbly bottoms.
Oryzias marmoratus, also known as the marmorated ricefish or marmorated medaka, is a species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae, [3] from Lake Towuti, Lake Mahalona, Lake Lontoa and associated streams in Sulawesi, Indonesia.