| Oryzias curvinotus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Adrianichthyidae |
| Genus: | Oryzias |
| Species: | O. curvinotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927)
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Oryzias curvinotus, or the Hainan medaka, is a species of ricefish which is found in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam and Hainan, Guangdong and Hong Kong in southern China. It is found in both fresh and brackish water. This species was described as Aplocheilus curvinotus in 1927 by J.T. Nichols and C.H. Pope with the type locality given as Nodoa, Hainan Island, China.
Oryzias curvinotus can grow to 4 cm (1.6 in) total length.
References
- ^ a b Parenti, L. (2012). "Oryzias curvinotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181194A1708251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181194A1708251.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oryzias curvinotus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Hau Duc Tran & Thuy Thi Ta (2016). "Dependence of Hainan medaka, Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & Pope, 1927), on salinity in the Tien Yen estuary of northern Vietnam". Animal Biology. 66 (1): 49–64. doi:10.1163/15707563-00002486.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aplocheilus curvinotus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
