Oryzias sarasinorumSarasin's Buntingi
Adrianichthyidae · Popta, 1905
Max length
60mm SL2.4in SL
Utilises a strategy which has become known as 'pelvic brooding'. Spawning tends to occur in the early morning, with dominant males darkening in colouration and defending their space by driving away potential competitors, while approaching ripe females in a rigid 'head-down' position. The eggs normally number 8-12 and are expelled as a single mass while being fertilised simultaneously, after which they continue to hang from th...
