Oryzias hadiatyae Herder & Chapuis, 2010
Oryzias hadiatyae
photo by Herder, F.

Family:  Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes), subfamily: Oryziinae
Max. size:  4.03 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.61 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Lake Masapi in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 19-22; Vertebrae: 28-30. Diagnosed from all species of Adrianichthyidae in Sulawesi by the combination of the following characters: snout with a well marked concavity; a slightly upwards directed mouth; a slender but relatively wide body (body depth 18.2-25.7% SL, body width 10.9-14.5% SL); pelvic fins with 5-6 rays inserting relatively close to the rear end of the body (prepelvic length >47.7% SL); anal fin with 19-22 rays inserting relatively close to the rear end of the body (preanal length >63% SL); dorsal fin with 8-10 rays inserted above 10-12th anal-fin ray; 28-30 vertebrae; large eyes (30-39.8% HL); scales on the lateral line 27-31, transversal scale rows ½ 10-14; absence of dark blackish, dark bluish, or steel blue body coloration or brilliant red marks in both sexes; presence of dark brown blotches on the lateral body in adult males; and absence of these blotches in females (Ref. 85098).
Biology:  Inhabits blackwater lake which is almost circular and only a few meters deep, surrounded by rain forest. The introduced predatory snakehead, Channa striata, occupies the same shallow shoreline habitats of this species and appears likely to cause threats (Ref. 85098).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 14 June 2018 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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