Oryzias latipes ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5305 (1), pp. 1-69 : 47-48

Oryzias latipes ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

[I] — Japanese ricefish

Taxonomy. Original description: Poecilia latipes Temminck & Schlegel, 1846: 224 , pl. 103, fig. 5 [ Japan; lectotype: RMNH 2713a; lectotype selected by Boeseman (1947: 168)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Aplocheilus latipes ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) .—Revisions: Magtoon & Termvidchakorn (2009: 54).—Illustration: Temminck & Schlegel (1846: pl. 103, fig. 5) as Poecilia latipes .

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Bartley (2006); confirmed by Coad (1981: 8; 2014: 318).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Tedzhen River, Karakum Canal.—General distribution: East Asia: Japan and Korea; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in ponds, marshes, paddy fields, and small, slow-moving streams in the plains. It is known to prefer a paddy landscape in which diverse water bodies offer different habitat patches. It inhabits mainly lowland and brackish waters, being able to withstand a wide range of salinity. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.

Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

Remarks: According to Coad (2014) this record probably Oryzias sinensis Chen, Uwa & Chu 1989 . It should be clarifying fieldtrip.