Northern medaka

Oryzias sakaizumii

Three Point Seven Centimeters Adrianichthyid Fish

Northern medaka is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Oryzias
Maximum length: 3.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: freshwaters along the Sea of Japan coast in the northern half of Honshu, from the Pacific coast of Momoishi, Aomori Pref. to Hyogo Pref. around Tango, Tajima district that distributional western limit is Hamasaka.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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