Oryzias sakaizumii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adrianichthyoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Beloniformes Subordo: Adrianichthyoidei

Familia: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Oryzias
Species: Oryzias sakaizumii

Name

Oryzias sakaizumii Asai, Senou & Hosoya, 2012

Holotype: [Kinki University] KUN-P 42428, 28.9 mm SL, male.

Type locality: "Japan: Fukui, Tsuruga, irrigation canal of the wetland Nakaikemi"; 35°39'25.7" N 136°05'20.1" E; altitude 48 m; T. Asai, 30 Oct. 2010.

Eponymy: Mitsuru Sakaizumi, molecular geneticist, Niigata University, "who pioneered in and contributed to the field of molecular phylogenetic study of Japanese ricefishes" [Asai, Senou & Hosoya, 2012: 296]

References

Primary references

Asai, T., Senou, H. & Hosoya, K. 2011 [2012]. Oryzias sakaizumii, a new ricefish from northern Japan (Teleostei: Adrianichthyidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22(4): 289–299. PDF ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Oryzias sakaizumii Asai, Senou & Hosoya, 2012 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Northern Medaka
日本語: キタノメダカ