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Luzon ricefish

Oryzias luzonensis (Herre & Ablan, 1934)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the luzon 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 luzon ricefish live?

Not recorded

Is the luzon 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 luzon ricefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias luzonensis (Herre & Ablan, 1934)

Synonyms Aplocheilus luzonensis, Nemachilus luzonensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Philippine medakaEnglish
  • medaka luzonskáCzech
  • ルソンメダカJapanese
  • 呂宋青鱂Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the luzon 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 luzon ricefish?

The luzon ricefish (Oryzias luzonensis) belongs to the family Adrianichthyidae in the order Beloniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Luzon ricefish (Oryzias luzonensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-ricefish

MLA

“Luzon ricefish (Oryzias luzonensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-ricefish.

BibTeX
@misc{luzon_ricefish_2026,
  title = {Luzon ricefish (Oryzias luzonensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-ricefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}