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> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes) > Oryziinae
Etymology: Oryzias: Greek, oryza = rice; because of the habitat used by this fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Tropical

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Asia: Mekong basin.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total): 5-6; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 16; Vértebra: 27 - 29. Upper and lower edge of caudal fin with bright orange margins (Ref. 43281).

Inhabits shallow permanent standing water of ditches, canals and ponds. Most commonly found in water that has dense growth of submerged aquatic macrophytes with finely divided leaves. Feeds on plankton. Caught only with fine-meshed nets or when larger nets pull out large amounts of plants, trapping the fishes in them. Not seen in the markets (Ref. 12693). Non-annual breeder. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Eggs clusters are deposited among the vegetation.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Seegers, Lothar | Colaboradores

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Oryzias mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986