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

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34 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oryzias asinua Asia 2.7 SL 2013
Oryzias bonneorum Asia 2008
Oryzias carnaticus Spotted ricefish Asia 3 SL 1849
Oryzias celebensis Celebes medaka Asia 4.5 TL 1894
Oryzias curvinotus Asia 4 TL 1927
Oryzias dancena Indian blue ricefish Asia 3.1 SL 1822
Oryzias eversi Asia 3.8 SL 2012
Oryzias hadiatyae Asia 4.6 SL 2010
Oryzias haugiangensis Asia 2.1 SL 1998
Oryzias hubbsi Asia 2.1 SL 1998
Oryzias javanicus Javanese ricefish Asia 4.5 TL 1854
Oryzias kalimpaaensis Lake Kalimpa’a ricefish Asia 5.3 SL 2022
Oryzias latipes Japanese rice fish Asia 4 SL 1846
Oryzias luzonensis Asia 4 TL 1934
Oryzias marmoratus Marmorated medaka Asia 4.1 SL 1935
Oryzias matanensis Matano medaka Asia 5.5 TL 1935
Oryzias mekongensis Asia 3 TL 1986
Oryzias melastigma Asia 4 TL 1839
Oryzias minutillus Dwarf medaka Asia 2 TL 1945
Oryzias nebulosus Asia 3.3 SL 2004
Oryzias nigrimas Black buntingi Asia 4.7 SL 1990
Oryzias orthognathus Sharpjawed buntingi Asia 6.5 TL 1990
Oryzias pectoralis Asia 2.2 SL 1998
Oryzias profundicola Yellow finned medaka Asia 6 TL 1990
Oryzias sakaizumii Northern medaka Asia 3.7 SL 2012
Oryzias sarasinorum Sarasins minnow Asia 8 TL 1905
Oryzias setnai Malabar ricefish Asia 3 TL 1940
Oryzias sinensis Asia 3.1 SL 1989
Oryzias soerotoi Asia 3.2 SL 2014
Oryzias songkhramensis Asia 1.9 SL 2010
Oryzias timorensis Asia 4 TL 1922
Oryzias uwai Asia 1.6 SL 1998
Oryzias wolasi Asia 2.9 SL 2013
Oryzias woworae Asia 2.8 SL 2010



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