Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25; Vertebrae: 28 - 29. Principal caudal fin rays 5/6.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Adrianichthyidae

Genus: Oryzias

Species: Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker, 1854)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in ditches, canals, ponds. Occurs at the surface in habitats with dense growth of aquatic plants. Feeds on small crustaceans, insects and protozoans (Ref. 12693). Non-annual breeder. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

brackish