Oryzias curvinotus

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Oryzias curvinotus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Oryzias
Species:
O. curvinotus
Binomial name
Oryzias curvinotus
Synonyms [2]
  • Aplocheilus curvinotusNichols & Pope, 1927

Oryzias curvinotus, or the Curved-back ricefish,Hainan medaka, is a species of ricefish which is found in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam and Hainan, Guangdong and Hong Kong in southern China and Taiwan. [3] [1] It is found in both fresh and brackish water. [4] This species was described as Aplocheilus curvinotus in 1927 by J.T. Nichols and C.H. Pope with the type locality given as Nodoa, Hainan Island, China. [5]

Oryzias curvinotus can grow to 4 cm (1.6 in) total length. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Parenti, L. (2012). "Oryzias curvinotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T181194A1708251. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181194A1708251.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oryzias curvinotus". FishBase . February 2024 version.
  3. ↑ Morphological Description and Molecular Identification of a Newly Recorded Curved-back Ricefish, Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & Pope, 1927), from Western Taiwan and Lieyu Island
  4. ↑ Hau Duc Tran & Thuy Thi Ta (2016). "Dependence of Hainan medaka, Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & Pope, 1927), on salinity in the Tien Yen estuary of northern Vietnam". Animal Biology. 66 (1): 49–64. doi:10.1163/15707563-00002486.
  5. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aplocheilus curvinotus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 July 2019.


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