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Dwarf medaka

Oryzias minutillus Smith, 1945

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus) is a species in the family Adrianichthyidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf medaka

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 dwarf medaka live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf medaka 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 dwarf medaka classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias minutillus Smith, 1945

Synonyms Oryzias minutilus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Dwarf ricefishEnglish
  • medaka trpasličíCzech
  • Dværg-risfiskDanish
  • Zwerg-ReiskärpflingGerman
  • KääpiömedakaFinnish
  • タイメダカJapanese
  • DvärgrisfiskSwedish
  • ปลาซิวข้าวสารแคระThai
  • 小青鱂Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf medaka

Other species in the same genus Oryzias.

Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf medaka?

The dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-medaka

MLA

“Dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-medaka.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_medaka_2026,
  title = {Dwarf medaka (Oryzias minutillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-medaka},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}