| General information |
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Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) |
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| Common name | Japanese 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; native: Japan; extirpated: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Vietnam; introduced: Iran; native: Myanmar; native: Hong Kong; native: Laos; introduced: Afghanistan; introduced: Kazakhstan; introduced: Turkmenistan; introduced: Russia; not established: USA; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Cuba |
| 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 |
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. |
| Cross Link |
| Animal Genome Size Database |
Available |