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Ricefish

Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 ricefish live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 ricefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Synonyms Aplocheilus latipes, Oryzias latipes latipes, Poecilia latipes

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Japanese killifishEnglish
  • Japanese medakaEnglish
  • medaka japonskáCzech
  • ミナミメダカJapanese
  • 송사리Korean
  • ryżanka japońskaPolish
  • Japansk risfiskSwedish
  • ปลาซิวข้าวสารญี่ปุ่นThai
  • 彈魚Chinese
  • メダカ(目高)Japanese
  • MinamimedakaJapanese
  • ryżówka japońskaPolish
  • 稻田魚Chinese
  • 米鱂Chinese
  • 米鱂,稻田魚Chinese
  • 青鱂Chinese
  • 魚目娘Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ricefish

Other species in the same genus Oryzias.

Buntingi

Oryzias orthognathus

AdrianichthyidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ricefish?

The ricefish (Oryzias latipes) 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). Ricefish (Oryzias latipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ricefish

MLA

“Ricefish (Oryzias latipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ricefish.

BibTeX
@misc{ricefish_2026,
  title = {Ricefish (Oryzias latipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ricefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}