Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Daisy’s Ricefish (Oryzias woworae), recorded as Endangered
Daisy’s Ricefish (Oryzias woworae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Daisy’s Ricefish

Oryzias woworae

Daisy's ricefish or Daisy's ricefish is a type of small freshwater fish.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Oryzias woworae
Recorded from
Indonesia, Japan, Germany
Taxonomy
Beloniformes · Adrianichthyidae · Oryzias

Appearance

It is a very colorful and beautiful fish. The colors are found in both males and females. There is a red color on the underside of the head, along the lower body to the front of the ventral fins, dorsal fins, and some of the caudal fins and caudal fins as well.

Range and habitat

Daisy Khaosan Minnow Found distributed only on Muna Island. Located in the southeast of Sulawesi Island. Previously, the name used to be used in the world of beautiful fish was "Neon Khao San Fish" is currently taxonomically separated into a separate species, namely O. Walasi that has some characteristics that are different But both species are found in the same habitat.

GBIF currently lists 48 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Daisy’s Ricefish is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Thai Wikipedia article on ปลาซิวข้าวสารเดซี่, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q5613874 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Daisy’s Ricefish?
Daisy's ricefish or Daisy's ricefish is a type of small freshwater fish.
What is the conservation status of Daisy’s Ricefish?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Oryzias woworae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Daisy’s Ricefish live?
Daisy Khaosan Minnow Found distributed only on Muna Island.
Why is Daisy’s Ricefish in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Oryzias woworae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Daisy’s Ricefish a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.