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Oryzias dopingdopingensis

Mandagi, Mokodongan, Tanaka & Yamahira, 2018

2 cited sourcesName checked against Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, update of

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Type localityDoping-doping River, Luwu Timur district, Regency of Wasuponda, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, 2°32'28"S, 121°06'38"Eper Catalog of Fishes
Scientific size1.5 in3.6 cm standard length
Depth—not recorded
DietNot documented for this species; ricefishes in general take small invertebrates and algae at or near the surface
BreedingNot documented for this species
Sexual dimorphismNot documentedNot documented for this species
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Oryzias dopingdopingensis is a stream ricefish from South Sulawesi, described in 2018 by Mandagi and colleagues from the Doping-doping River. FishBase gives a maximum of 1.5 in SL.

Taxonomy & naming

Mandagi, Mokodongan, Tanaka and Yamahira described the species in 2018 from the Doping-doping River in Luwu Timur, South Sulawesi. The name refers to the type locality.

Morphology

A small ricefish; FishBase gives a maximum of 1.5 in SL.

Habitat

The Doping-doping River in Luwu Timur, South Sulawesi, a stream not far from the Malili lakes region. FishBase says it lives in the middle reaches, where the current is moderate and the bed is sand and gravel, and that a Nomorhamphus halfbeak was collected with it.

Feeding

Diet is not documented.

Mating

Courtship has not been described.

Breeding

Breeding has not been documented.

In the aquarium

Not known in culture.

Conservation

The atlas has no IUCN assessment on record for this species and assigns no category.

Common questions

Oryzias dopingdopingensis: how big does it get?
Up to 1.5 in standard length (SL).
Oryzias dopingdopingensis: where does it come from?
It is recorded from Indonesia.

On a list: Nano fish

Related species compared · Oryzias

SpeciesAdult sizeTemperaturepHHardnessIUCN
Oryzias dopingdopingensisthis species1.5 in SL———NE
Evers' ricefishOryzias eversi1.5 in SL———NT
Oryzias landangiensis1.5 in SL———NE
Northern medakaOryzias sakaizumii1.5 in SL———LC
Oryzias nebulosus1.5 in SL———NT
Hainan medakaOryzias curvinotus1.5 in TL———DD
Masapi ricefishOryzias hadiatyae1.5 in SL———VU
Japanese medakaOryzias latipes1.5 in SL64–75 °FpH 7–8161–339 ppmLC
Oryzias loxolepis1.5 in SL———NE
Luzon ricefishOryzias luzonensis1.5 in TL———EN
Timor ricefishOryzias timorensis1.5 in TL———CR
Oryzias cabaranensis1.5 in SL———NE

Recorded ranges from each species’ own page; hardness is the tolerance its sources give, not a measurement of the water it lives in. See all 40 Oryzias species →

Also from the South Sulawesi

Sources

  1. FishBase — Oryzias dopingdopingensis Mandagi, Mokodongan, Tanaka & Yamahira, 2018
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (California Academy of Sciences) — Oryzias dopingdopingensis

Naming authority: Oryzias dopingdopingensis in Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes ↗

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Oryzias dopingdopingensis. Aquarist Atlas.https://www.aquaristatlas.com/ricefish/oryzias-dopingdopingensis/

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