CreatureData

Black buntingi

Oryzias nigrimas Kottelat, 1990

Status not recordedbony fish

The black buntingi (Oryzias nigrimas) is a species in the family Adrianichthyidae, order Beloniformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the black buntingi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black buntingi live?

Not recorded

Is the black buntingi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black buntingi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias nigrimas Kottelat, 1990
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • medaka černáCzech
  • ニグリマスメダカJapanese
  • SchoffeltandkarpersDutch
  • 黑青鱂Chinese
  • オスグロメダカJapanese
  • 二グリマスメダカJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black buntingi

Other species in the same genus Oryzias.

Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Buntingi

Oryzias orthognathus

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlack buntingi vs RicefishBlack buntingi vs Chinese rice fishBlack buntingi vs Sarasins minnowBlack buntingi vs Javan ricefish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the black buntingi?

The black buntingi (Oryzias nigrimas) belongs to the family Adrianichthyidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black buntingi (Oryzias nigrimas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-buntingi

MLA

“Black buntingi (Oryzias nigrimas).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-buntingi.

BibTeX
@misc{black_buntingi_2026,
  title = {Black buntingi (Oryzias nigrimas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-buntingi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}