Oryzias dancena

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Oryzias dancena

06-09-2013, 01:09 PM

I recently ordered a bunch of Norman's Lampeyes . . . but got a mystery fish instead.

After a bit of research, I determined them to be a type of ricefish.

Oryzias dancena (Indian Ricefish)

http://seriouslyfish.com/species/Oryzias-dancena/

The Indian ricefish, Oryzias dancena, is widely distributed through eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Mostly coastal but adaptable, it has been collected from strongly brackish mangrove swamps to acidic freshwater forest streams. It continues to be misidentified as O. melastigma, a name most recent workers consider invalid, or as O. javanicus, a valid but distinct taxon.

One of the coolest things about theses fish is that the way the females hold the eggs:

Scarecrow : I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy : How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.
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06-09-2013, 01:18 PM

That's neat!

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Karen
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