Oryzias melastigma (McClelland, 1839)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Oryzias melastigma is a species of ricefish in the family Adrianichthyidae. This killifish was described by Sir John McLelland in 1839. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Wikipedia contributors, Oryzias melastigma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:07.177987+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oryzias melastigma (McClelland, 1839)
- Name authority
- (McClelland, 1839)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
- Genus
- Oryzias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyAdrianichthyidae Weber, 1913
- subfamilyOryziinae Myers, 1938
- genusOryzias Jordan & Snyder, 1906
- speciesOryzias melastigma (McClelland, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oryzias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oryzias asinua Parenti, Hadiaty, Lumbantobing & Herder, 2013 | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias celebensis (Weber, 1894) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias curvinotus (Nichols & Pope, 1927) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker, 1854) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias pectoralis Roberts, 1998 | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias setnai (Kulkarni, 1940) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias soerotoi Mokodongan, Tanaka & Yamahira, 2014 | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias wolasi Parenti, Hadiaty, Lumbantobing & Herder, 2013 | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias bonneorum Parenti, 2008 | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias dancena (Hamilton, 1822) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oryzias marmoratus (Aurich, 1935) | AdrianichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Panchax argenteus Day, 1868 Day, 1868 | synonym |
| Panchax cyanophthalmus Blyth, 1858 Blyth, 1858 | synonym |
| Panchax cyanopthalma Blyth, 1858 Blyth, 1858 | synonym |
| Oryzias melastigmus (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Haplochilus melanostigma (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Haplochilus melastigma (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Panchax melastigma (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Oryzias melanostigma (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Aplocheilus melastigmus McClelland, 1839 McClelland, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=315132 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6SZHQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.