Medaka
Oryzias latipes
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The medaka lives in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, slow streams and tide pools, in fresh or brackish water. It is one of the most widely used animals in scientific research. The female carries her eggs attached to her body for a while before depositing them on plants. There are colour varieties, such as the golden form.
- Scientific name
- Oryzias latipes
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus latipes, Oryzias latipes latipes, Poecilia latipes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 16–22 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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