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Oryzias setnai (Kulkarni, 1940)

Malabar ricefish
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India country information

Common names: Anu, Anu, Saslu
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from near Gulf of Kutch to Trivandrum in Kerala (Ref. 4833. Also Ref. 245, 31267, 41236, 43640, 43641, 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Thready top-minnow, Malabar-risfisk, Lasimedaka, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes) > Oryziinae
Etymology: Oryzias: Greek, oryza = rice; because of the habitat used by this fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce; estuarina pelágico(a,os,as); pH range: 7.5 - 8.5.   Tropical; 24°C - 29°C (Ref. 31267)

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Asia: near Gulf of Kutch to Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 245)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Found in estuaries, but can live temporarily in freshwater. Inhabits quiet rocks and corners of creeks and backwaters. Can withstand a wide range of salinity varying from 4.36 to 1.35% (Ref. 48443). Breeds easily throughout the year peak period during July and August. Larvicidal fish and eats mosquito larvae at the early instar stages. A suitable fish in malaria infected areas (Ref. 48443).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Seegers, Lothar | Colaboradores

Parenti, L., 2008. A phylogenentic analysis and taxonomic revision of ricefishes, Oryzias and relatives (Beloniformes, Adrianichthyidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 154(3):494-610. (Ref. 80012)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 June 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

  Harmless




Utilização humana


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