Javanese ricefish

The Javanese ricefish lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, freshwater, brackish, pH range: 7.5 - 8.5 environment.

The Javanese Ricefish typically inhabits brackish streams and ponds in coastal and mangrove zones, but is also known to venture upstream into fresh water. It is surface-dwelling, often forming large shoals. Reaching just 4. More

Common names

Jaavanmedaka in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Java medaka in English
Java medaka in Unknown
Java-Reiskärpfling in German (Deutsch)
Javanese medaka in English
Javanese ricefish in English
Lanjar in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Lanjar, Lunjar in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Lunjar in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Lunjar in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pernet in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Siokhaosanjava in Thai (ไทย)
ซิวข้าวสารชวา in Thai (ไทย)
爪哇青鮰 in Chinese (中文)
爪哇青鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Beloniformes
Family : Adrianichthyidae
Genus : Oryzias
Species : Oryzias javanicus
Authority : Bleeker, 1854