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.[1] It is found in both fresh and brackish water.[3] 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.[4]
Oryzias curvinotus can grow to 4 cm (1.6 in) total length.[2]