Oryzias latipes ';
General information
 
Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
 
 
Common nameJapanese rice fish
Synonyms
Poecilia latipes Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Aplocheilus latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Oryzias latipes latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Beloniformes; Adrianichthyidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Japan; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Iran; Myanmar; Hong Kong; Laos; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Russia; USA; Hawaii; Cuba
Occurrence Native: China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Laos
Extirpated: Taiwan
Introduced: Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Hawaii, Cuba
Not established: USA
Importance
Remarks
Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kunming, Dali & Jingdong in Yunnan province, China
Source of chromosomes
Gill, fins & whole embroys
Number of specimens with sex
90
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
6M+16SM+4ST+20A
Fundamental arm number
68
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs on short arms of a submetacentric pair
Reference(s)
Uwa H, Wang RF, Chen YR (1988). Karyotypes and geographical distribution of ricefishes from Yunnan, southwestern China. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 35(3): 332-340.