Oryzias mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986
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 mekongensis is a species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae. It is endemic to the Mekong River Basin in southeast Asia, where it is found in ditches, canals and ponds.
Wikipedia contributors, Oryzias mekongensis; 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 mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986
- Name authority
- Uwa & Magtoon, 1986
- 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 mekongensis Uwa & Magtoon, 1986
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 melastigma (McClelland, 1839) | 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 |
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.
- Uwa, H., & Magtoon, W. (1986). Description and karyotype of a new ricefish, Oryzias mekongensis, from Thailand. Copeia, 1986 (2): 473–478. https://doi.org/10.2307/1445005 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:74ZHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.