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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).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; non-migratory. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 31267)

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Asia: Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31267); common length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Distinguished from all other members of the genus by the combination of the following characters: 41-47 vertical rows of scales; 8-9 dorsal rays; 20-25 anal rays; and the distinctive color pattern of males (Ref. 26687).

Non-annual breeder. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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From observation in an aquarium, females carry a cluster of about 15-20 eggs which were deposited among plants and floating objects. (Ref. 26687).

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Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)); Date assessed: 14 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Oryzias matanensis (Aurich, 1935)