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Spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosa)
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Ecological Illustration of Spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosa)
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Melanotaeniidae

Spotted rainbowfish

Glossolepis maculosa

Melanotaeniid Fish of Freshwater Basins

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Spotted rainbowfish is a freshwater fish of Oceania. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 5 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Silversides
Family
Melanotaeniidae
Genus
Glossolepis
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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