Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Principal caudal fin rays 6/6.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Adrianichthyidae

Genus: Oryzias

Species: Oryzias carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Usually occurs near the coast but may live in fresh water as well as in brackish habitats (Ref. 27658).

Habitat

brackish