Biology:Oryzias profundicola
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Adrianichthyidae |
| Genus: | Oryzias |
| Species: | O. profundicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Oryzias profundicola Kottelat, 1990
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Oryzias profundicola, the yellow-finned medaka or yellow-finned ricefish, is a species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae.
Information
Oryzias profundicola is endemic to Lake Towuti in Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species is known to be found within a freshwater environment and located in a benthopelagic range. They are native to a tropical climate. This species can be found in the Malili Lakes system on Sulawesi.[1] The average length of Oryzias profundicola as an unsexed male is about 5.0 centimeters or 2.3 inches.[2][3] Oryzias profundicola is recorded to prefer to live on shores that are sloped slightly. These shores usually include boulders on sandy or pebbly bottoms. They live together is groups of 2 to 20 individuals. They are only found below the range of 1.5 meters. This species is a non-annual breeder.[4] This species is identified as vulnerable to becoming an endangered species. There is no data or information that states the main factors of the population decline that lead to the evaluation that this species is vulnerable.[1] The commonly accepted English name for this species is the Yellow Finned Ricefish[5] or the Yellow Finned Medaka.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Oryzias profundicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15578A90980796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T15578A90980796.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15578/90980796. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Yellow finned medaka". Search Fish. http://www.searchfish.org/fish/24766/oryzias-profundicola/. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oryzias profundicola" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ "Oryzias profundicola — Overview Yellow Finned Ricefish". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/994395/overview. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Oryzias profundicola Yellow finned medaka (Also: Yellow finned ricefish)". Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Oryzias_profundicola/classification/. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Names and origin". Uniprot. https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q59IX6. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q1384419 entry
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