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Marmorated ricefish

Oryzias marmoratus (Aurich, 1935)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the marmorated 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 marmorated ricefish live?

Not recorded

Is the marmorated 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 marmorated ricefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias marmoratus (Aurich, 1935)

Synonyms Aplocheilus marmoratus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • medaka mramorovanáCzech
  • マダラメダカJapanese
  • 花斑青鱂Chinese
  • マーモラタスメダカJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marmorated ricefish

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 marmorated ricefish?

The marmorated ricefish (Oryzias marmoratus) 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). Marmorated ricefish (Oryzias marmoratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marmorated-ricefish

MLA

“Marmorated ricefish (Oryzias marmoratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marmorated-ricefish.

BibTeX
@misc{marmorated_ricefish_2026,
  title = {Marmorated ricefish (Oryzias marmoratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marmorated-ricefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}