About Oryzias latipes
The Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes), also known as the medaka and Japanese killifish, is a member of genus Oryzias (ricefish), the only genus in the subfamily Oryziinae. This small (up to about 3.6 cm or 1.4 in) native of East Asia is a denizen of rice paddies, marshes, ponds, s low-moving streams and tide pools. It is euryhaline, occurring in both brackish and freshwater. It became popular as an aquarium fish because of its hardiness and pleasant coloration: its co loration varies from creamy-white to yellowish in the wild to white, creamy-yellow, or orange in aquarium-bred individuals. Bright yellow, red or green transgenic populations, similar to Glo Fish, have also been developed, but are banned from sale in the EU. The medaka has been a popular pet since the 17th century in Japan. After fertilization, the female carries her eggs attach ed between her anal fins for a period before depositing them on plants or alike.
What's new
- 2017.3.31
"Medaka Genome Project" website was released.
Hd-rR | HNI | HSOK | |
---|---|---|---|
Total length (bp) | 789,742,100 | 749,060,523 | 808,961,282 |
Num. of scaffolds | 920 | 1,477 | 1,190 |
Scaffold N50 (bp) | 31,148,813 | 28,784,337 | 31,686,036 |
Num. of contigs | 1,411 | 2,194 | 1,509 |
Contig N50 (bp) | 2,416,720 | 1,303,079 | 3,258,597 |
GAP length | 491,000 | 717,000 | 318,001 |