Oryzias celebensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Adrianichthyidae |
Genus: | Oryzias |
Species: | O. celebensis |
Binomial name | |
Oryzias celebensis (M. C. W. Weber, 1894) | |
Synonyms | |
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Oryzias celebensis, the Celebes medaka, fish in the family Adrianichthyidae. It is endemic to rivers, streams, and lakes on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and one river in Timor-Leste.
Oryzias celebensis is commonly found in a freshwater environment within a benthopelagic depth range. They are native to a tropical climate. [2] It has been recorded in coastal ponds with a tidal influence as well as in narrow, forested rivers. [1]
Oryzias celebensis can reach the maximum length of about 4.5 centimeters or about 1.77 inches as an unsexed male. [2]
Oryzias celebensis is found in Sulawesi and East Timor. [2] [1]
Oryzias celebensis is recorded to be a non-annual breeder. This species can be kept in an aquarium, but it is very difficult. [2]
This species was described as Haplochilus celebensis by M.C.W. Weber in 1984 with the type locality given as Makassar, Maros River near Maros, Sulawesi. [3]