Estuarine ricefish, Oryzias melastigma
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Family: Adrianichthyidae (Adrianichthyids) Subfamily: Oryziinae (Medakas or ricefishes) Genus: Oryzias Species: O. melastigmus
Synonyms Aplocheilus melastigmus McClelland, 1839 Haplochilus melastigma (McClelland, 1839) Panchax argenteus Day, 1868 Panchax cyanopthalma Blyth, 1858 Panchax melastigma (McClelland, 1839)
Common/local names English: Estuarine ricefish Bangladesh: Bechi (বেচি) and Kanpona …read more