Japanese Ricefish
Oryzias latipes
Also known as: Golden Medaka, Japanese Killifish, Japanese Medaka, Medaka, Medaka Rice-carp, Medaka Ricefish, Paddyfish, Rice Paddy Fish, Tooth-carp
- Golden Medaka
- Japanese Killifish
- Japanese Medaka
- Medaka
- Medaka Rice-carp
- Medaka Ricefish
- Paddyfish
- Rice Paddy Fish
- Tooth-carp
Overview
Found in schools over marshes, paddy fields, and ponds, and in slow moving streams, also sometime found in tide-pools of coastal areas.
Widespread Asia
A popular aquarium fish, believed to have been kept in aquariums since the 17th century.
They have even travelled into space, where they have the distinction of being the first vertebrate to mate and produce healthy young in space.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
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Found in schools over marshes, paddy fields, and ponds, and in slow moving streams, also sometime found in tide-pools of coastal areas.
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