Oryzias celebensis

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Beloniformes
Family:Adrianichthyidae
Oryzias celebensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Oryzias
Species:
O. celebensis
Binomial name
Oryzias celebensis
Synonyms
  • Haplochilus celebensis Weber, 1894
  • Aplocheilus celebensis (Weber, 1894)

Oryzias celebensis, the Celebes medaka, fish in the family Adrianichthyidae. It is endemic to rivers, streams, and lakes on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and one river in Timor-Leste.

Oryzias celebensis is commonly found in a freshwater environment within a benthopelagic depth range. They are native to a tropical climate.[2] It has been recorded in coastal ponds with a tidal influence as well as in narrow, forested rivers.[1]

Size

Oryzias celebensis can reach the maximum length of about 4.5 centimeters or about 1.77 inches as an unsexed male.[2]

Distribution

Oryzias celebensis is found in Sulawesi and East Timor.[2][1]

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