Oryzias javanicus

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Oryzias javanicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Oryzias
Species:
O. javanicus
Binomial name
Oryzias javanicus
(Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms

Aplocheilus javanicusBleeker, 1854

Oryzias javanicus, the Javan ricefish or Javanese ricefish, is a small species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae. [1] [2] It lives in Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali and Lombok), [1] where it can be seen in both brackish and fresh water in ponds, ditches, mangrove, swamps, streams and canals. [2]

It can grow to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in total length. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mokodongan, D.F. (2020). "Oryzias javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T89808701A176831024. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T89808701A176831024.en . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oryzias javanicus". FishBase . February 2024 version.


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