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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Beloniformes (Needle fishes) >
Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes) > Oryziinae
Etymology: Oryzias: Greek, oryza = rice; because of the habitat used by this fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Paul Benedikt Sarasin (1856–1929) and Karl Friederich ‘Fritz’ Sarasin (1859–1942) were cousins. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5. Tropical; 24°C - 29°C (Ref. 31267)
Asia: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Oviparous (Ref. 84729). A pelvic-brooder, in which females carry an egg cluster until hatching (Ref. 126777). The eggs are carried between the pelvic fins with each egg attached to the body by 10-20 filaments (Ref. 7050).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous (Ref. 84729). Spawned eggs hung from the urogenital pore by attaching filaments on the chorion in the vegetal region. This batch of eggs lie in a belly concavity until hatching (Ref. 84729).
Parenti, L., 2008. A phylogenentic analysis and taxonomic revision of ricefishes, Oryzias and relatives (Beloniformes, Adrianichthyidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 154(3):494-610. (Ref. 80012)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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