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Indian ricefish

Oryzias dancena (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena) is a species in the family Adrianichthyidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the Indian ricefish

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 Indian ricefish live?

Not recorded

Is the Indian ricefish 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 Indian ricefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias dancena (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Aplocheilus macclellandi, Aplocheilus mcclellandi, Cyprinus dancena

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • medaka bengálskáCzech
  • インドメダカJapanese
  • MundakanniTamil
  • ปลาซิวข้าวสารชายครุยThai
  • 恒河青鱂Chinese
  • முண்டக் கண்ணிTamil

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian ricefish

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 Indian ricefish?

The Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena) 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). Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-ricefish

MLA

“Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-ricefish.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_ricefish_2026,
  title = {Indian ricefish (Oryzias dancena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-ricefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}