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Sarasins minnow

Oryzias sarasinorum (Popta, 1905)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sarasins minnow (Oryzias sarasinorum) is a species in the family Adrianichthyidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the sarasins minnow

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 sarasins minnow live?

Not recorded

Is the sarasins minnow 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 sarasins minnow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyAdrianichthyidae
  6. genusOryzias
  7. SpeciesOryzias sarasinorum (Popta, 1905)

Synonyms Haplochilus andamanicus sarasinorum, Haplochilus sarasinorum, Xenopoecilus sanasinorum, Xenopoecilus saracinorum, Xenopoecilus sarasinorum

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Sarasins buntingiEnglish
  • medaka SarasinovaCzech
  • サラシンメダカJapanese
  • Kaczorek celebeskiPolish
  • サラシノルムメダカJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sarasins minnow

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 sarasins minnow?

The sarasins minnow (Oryzias sarasinorum) 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). Sarasins minnow (Oryzias sarasinorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sarasins-minnow

MLA

“Sarasins minnow (Oryzias sarasinorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sarasins-minnow.

BibTeX
@misc{sarasins_minnow_2026,
  title = {Sarasins minnow (Oryzias sarasinorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sarasins-minnow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}