Oryzias
Sign in to saveOryzias is a genus of ricefishes native to fresh and brackish water in east and south Asia. Some species are widespread and the Japanese rice fish (O. latipes) is commonly used in science as a model organism, while others have very small ranges and are threatened. They are small, up to long, and most are relatively plain in colour.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeloniformes
- FamilyAdrianichthyidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations356
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Research
4,204 papers- The genomic and genetic toolbox of the teleost medaka (Oryzias latipes).Genetics · 2015
- Evolution of the sex-determining gene in the teleostean genus Oryzias.General and comparative endocrinology · 2016
- Ovarian germline stem cells in the teleost fish, medaka (Oryzias latipes).International journal of biological sciences · 2011
- Preface.Mechanisms of development · 2004
- Sex-specific meiosis responses to Gsdf in medaka (Oryzias latipes).The FEBS journal · 2023
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Oryzias is a genus of ricefishes native to fresh and brackish water in east and south Asia. Some species are widespread and the Japanese rice fish (O. latipes) is commonly used in science as a model organism, while others have very small ranges and are threatened. They are small, up to long, and most are relatively plain in colour.
The genus name Oryzias is a reference to the scientific name for rice, Oryza.