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Oryzias
Oryzias is a genus of ricefishes native to fresh and brackish water in east and south Asia. Some species are widespread and the Japanese rice fish (O. latipes) is commonly used in science as a model organism, while others have very small ranges and are threatened. They are small, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, and most are relatively plain in colour.
The genus name Oryzias is a reference to the scientific name for rice, Oryza.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 40 known species
Chinese Rice Fish
speciesOryzias sinensis
Japanese Ricefish
speciesOryzias latipes
Javanese Ricefish
speciesOryzias javanicus
Indian Ricefish
speciesOryzias dancena
Hainan medaka
speciesOryzias curvinotus
Dwarf Medaka
speciesOryzias minutillus
Northern Medaka
speciesOryzias sakaizumii
Daisy’s Ricefish
speciesOryzias woworae
Laos Medaka
speciesOryzias pectoralis
Oryzias cabaranensis
speciesOryzias cabaranensis
Sharp-jawed Buntingi
speciesOryzias orthognathus
Spotted Ricefish
speciesOryzias carnaticus
Sarasins Minnow
speciesOryzias sarasinorum
Hubbs’s Medaka
speciesOryzias hubbsi
Black Buntingi
speciesOryzias nigrimas
Oryzias chenglongensis
speciesOryzias chenglongensis
Matano Medaka
speciesOryzias matanensis
Oryzias kalimpaaensis
speciesOryzias kalimpaaensis
Celebes Medaka
speciesOryzias celebensis
Nebulous Ricefish
speciesOryzias nebulosus
Malabar Ricefish
speciesOryzias setnai
Oryzias profundicola
speciesOryzias profundicola
Bonnes’ Butingi
speciesOryzias bonneorum
Oryzias eversi
speciesOryzias eversi
Oryzias soerotoi
speciesOryzias soerotoi
Oryzias haugiangensis
speciesOryzias haugiangensis
Uwa's Medaka
speciesOryzias uwai
Glassy Medaka
speciesOryzias loxolepis
Oryzias mekongensis
speciesOryzias mekongensis
Oryzias moramoensis
speciesOryzias moramoensis
Oryzias andrewi
speciesOryzias andrewi
Oryzias dopingdopingensis
speciesOryzias dopingdopingensis
Oryzias asinua
speciesOryzias asinua
Oryzias landangiensis
speciesOryzias landangiensis
Oryzias hadiatyae
speciesOryzias hadiatyae
Oryzias wolasi
speciesOryzias wolasi
Oryzias songkhramensis
speciesOryzias songkhramensis
Marmorated Ricefish
speciesOryzias marmoratus
Timor Ricefish
speciesOryzias timorensis
Oryzias luzonensis
speciesOryzias luzonensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90534.