Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16; Vertebrae: 27 - 29. Upper and lower edge of caudal fin with bright orange margins (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Adrianichthyidae

Genus: Oryzias

Species: Oryzias mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits shallow permanent standing water of ditches, canals and ponds. Most commonly found in water that has dense growth of submerged aquatic macrophytes with finely divided leaves. Feeds on plankton. Caught only with fine-meshed nets or when larger nets pull out large amounts of plants, trapping the fishes in them. Not seen in the markets (Ref. 12693). Non-annual breeder. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

benthopelagic