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Oryzias latipes in Cuba
Japanese rice fish

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Oryzias latipes   (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Family:	Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes) , subfamily: Oryziinae			picture (Orlat_j0.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Japanese rice fish
Max. size:	3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41299)
Environment:	benthopelagic; amphidromous; pH range: 7 - 8; dH range: 9 - 19
Climate:	subtropical; 18 - 24°C; 55°N - 10°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm<1; Fec=40)
Distribution:	Asia: Japan, Korea, China and Viet Nam. Reported from the middle Nam Theun, Mekong, Irrawaddy, Salween, Red River and Nanpangjiang in basins (Ref. 27732).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 15-21; Vertebrae: 30-31. Meristic characters mainly from Nam Theun, Laos sample only (Ref. 27658). Scale count refers to the scales in longitudinal row (Ref. 41299).
Biology:	Occurs in ponds, marshes, paddy fields and small flows of plains (Ref. 41299). Prefers slow-moving streams. Inhabits mainly waters of lowlands and brackish water, and also known to inhabit tide pools of coasts of certain regions in Japan and Korea. Withstands a wide range of salinity (Ref. 58933). Omnivorous (Ref. 58933). For indoor culture, a diluted sea water is rather better than the freshwater , and the use of a balanced salt solution is recommended, if the tap water proves to be unsuitable (Ref. 58933). Used in experimental research (Ref. 4537). Non-annual breeder. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139). A fluorescent ornamental variety (genetically modified fish), a product of fluorescent protein extracted from jellyfish and attaching to DNA in embryonic fish of this is now being sold in the aquarium trade (Ref. 48573)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Seegers, Lothar
Main Ref:	Roberts, T.R.. 1998. (Ref. 27658)
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Cuba country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Welcomme, R.L., 1988
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	Modified:  Froese, Rainer	Entered:  Welcomme, Robin L.

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