''Oryzias celebensis'', the Celebes medaka,

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in the family

Adrianichthyidae The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Malay Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi (where the Lake Poso and Lore Lindu species are k ...

. It is

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to rivers, streams and lakes on the

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n island of

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

(formerly Celebes) and one river in

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Environment

''Oryzias celebensis'' is commonly found in a freshwater environment within a benthopelagic depth range. They are native to a tropical climate. It has been recorded in coastal ponds with a tidal influence as well as in narrow, forested rivers.

Size

''Oryzias celebensis'' can reach the maximum length of about 4.5 centimeters or about 1.77 inches as an unsexed male.

Distribution

''Oryzias celebensis'' is found in Sulawesi and East Timor.

Biology

''Oryzias celebensis'' is recorded to be a non-annual breeder. This species can be kept in an aquarium, but it is very difficult.

Naming

This species was described as ''Haplochilus celebensis'' by M.C.W. Weber in 1984 with the type locality given as

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, Maros River near Maros, Sulawesi.

References

celebensis Freshwater fish of Sulawesi Fauna of Timor Taxa named by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Fish described in 1894 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Beloniformes-stub