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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae Ricefishes
Subfamily: Oryziinae
Genus: Oryzias

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33 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Oryzias asinua
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia

Oryzias bonneorum Parenti, 2008

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias bonneorum
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Oryzias carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias carnaticus
[]

Photo by Brey, I.C.

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Oryzias celebensis (Weber, 1894)

Photo by Brey, I.C.
 
Oryzias celebensis
[Celebes medaka]

Photo by Chan, B.P.L.

Asia
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & Pope, 1927)

Photo by Chan, B.P.L.
 
Oryzias curvinotus
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Asia
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Oryzias dancena (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Oryzias dancena
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Oryzias eversi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Oryzias hadiatyae
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Oryzias haugiangensis Roberts, 1998

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias haugiangensis
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Oryzias hubbsi Roberts, 1998

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias hubbsi
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Oryzias javanicus
[Javanese ricefish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Asia
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Oryzias latipes
[Japanese rice fish]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Oryzias luzonensis (Herre & Ablan, 1934)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias luzonensis
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Oryzias marmoratus (Aurich, 1935)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias marmoratus
[Marmorated medaka]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Oryzias matanensis (Aurich, 1935)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias matanensis
[Matano medaka]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Oryzias mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Oryzias mekongensis
[]

Photo by Mahalder, B.

Asia
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Oryzias melastigma (McClelland, 1839)

Photo by Mahalder, B.
 
Oryzias melastigma
[]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Oryzias minutillus Smith, 1945

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.
 
Oryzias minutillus
[Dwarf medaka]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Oryzias nebulosus Parenti & Soeroto, 2004

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Oryzias nebulosus
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Oryzias nigrimas Kottelat, 1990

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias nigrimas
[Black buntingi]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Oryzias orthognathus Kottelat, 1990

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias orthognathus
[Sharpjawed buntingi]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Oryzias pectoralis Roberts, 1998

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Oryzias pectoralis
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Oryzias profundicola Kottelat, 1990

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias profundicola
[Yellow finned medaka]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

Asia
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Oryzias sakaizumii Asai, Senou & Hosoya, 2012

Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Oryzias sakaizumii
[Northern medaka]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Oryzias sarasinorum (Popta, 1905)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Oryzias sarasinorum
[Sarasins minnow]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Oryzias setnai (Kulkarni, 1940)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias setnai
[Malabar ricefish]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Oryzias sinensis Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias sinensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Oryzias soerotoi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Oryzias songkhramensis
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Oryzias timorensis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922)

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias timorensis
[]

Photo by Parenti, L.R.

Asia
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Oryzias uwai Roberts, 1998

Photo by Parenti, L.R.
 
Oryzias uwai
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Oryzias wolasi
[]

Photo by Hadiaty, R.K.

Asia
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Oryzias woworae Parenti & Hadiaty, 2010

Photo by Hadiaty, R.K.
 
Oryzias woworae
[]
33 Species of Family Adrianichthyidae with Genus Oryzias
(Ricefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2013 Oryzias asinua Asia 2.7 SL
2008 Oryzias bonneorum Asia
1849 Oryzias carnaticus Asia 3 SL
1894 Oryzias celebensis Celebes medaka Asia 4.5 TL
1927 Oryzias curvinotus Asia 4 TL
1822 Oryzias dancena Asia 3.1 SL
2012 Oryzias eversi Asia 3.8 SL
2010 Oryzias hadiatyae Asia 4.6 SL
1998 Oryzias haugiangensis Asia 2.1 SL
1998 Oryzias hubbsi Asia 2.1 SL
1854 Oryzias javanicus Javanese ricefish Asia 4.5 TL
1846 Oryzias latipes Japanese rice fish Asia 3.2 SL
1934 Oryzias luzonensis Asia 4 TL
1935 Oryzias marmoratus Marmorated medaka Asia 4.1 SL
1935 Oryzias matanensis Matano medaka Asia 5.5 TL
1986 Oryzias mekongensis Asia 3 TL
1839 Oryzias melastigma Asia 4 TL
1945 Oryzias minutillus Dwarf medaka Asia 2 TL
2004 Oryzias nebulosus Asia 3.3 SL
1990 Oryzias nigrimas Black buntingi Asia 4.7 SL
1990 Oryzias orthognathus Sharpjawed buntingi Asia 6.5 TL
1998 Oryzias pectoralis Asia 2.2 SL
1990 Oryzias profundicola Yellow finned medaka Asia 6 TL
2012 Oryzias sakaizumii Northern medaka Asia 3.7 SL
1905 Oryzias sarasinorum Sarasins minnow Asia 8 TL
1940 Oryzias setnai Malabar ricefish Asia 3 TL
1989 Oryzias sinensis Asia 3.1 SL
2014 Oryzias soerotoi Asia 3.2 SL
2010 Oryzias songkhramensis Asia 1.9 SL
1922 Oryzias timorensis Asia 4 TL
1998 Oryzias uwai Asia 1.6 SL
2013 Oryzias wolasi Asia 2.9 SL
2010 Oryzias woworae Asia 2.8 SL



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