Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20; Vertebrae: 30. Principal caudal fin rays 5/6 (Ref. 27658); upper half of pectoral fin base with black spot; relatively slender body (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Adrianichthyidae

Genus: Oryzias

Species: Oryzias pectoralis Roberts, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in rice paddies (Ref. 27658), swamps and sheltered areas of slow flowing rivers (Ref. 43281).

Habitat

benthopelagic