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Chinese rice fish

Oryzias sinensis Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989

Status not recordedbony fish

The chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis) is a species in the family Adrianichthyidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the chinese rice fish

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 chinese rice fish live?

Not recorded

Is the chinese rice fish 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 chinese rice fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias sinensis Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989

Synonyms Aplocheilus latipes, Haplochilus javanicus, Haplochilus latipes, Oryzias latipes, Oryzias latipes iliensis, Oryzias latipes sinensis

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • medaka čínskáCzech
  • ReisfischGerman
  • kiinanmedakaFinnish
  • チュウゴクメダカJapanese
  • 대륙송사리Korean
  • Китайская медакаRussian
  • Медака китайськаUkrainian
  • 青鳉Chinese
  • 中華青鱂Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chinese rice fish

Other species in the same genus Oryzias.

Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Buntingi

Oryzias orthognathus

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chinese rice fish?

The chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis) belongs to the family Adrianichthyidae in the order Beloniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-rice-fish

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BibTeX
@misc{chinese_rice_fish_2026,
  title = {Chinese rice fish (Oryzias sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-rice-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}