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Sepik rainbowfish (Glossolepis multisquamata)
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Ecological Illustration of Sepik rainbowfish (Glossolepis multisquamata)
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Melanotaeniidae

Sepik rainbowfish

Glossolepis multisquamata

Melanotaeniid Fish of Freshwater Basins

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Sepik rainbowfish is a freshwater fish from Asia and Oceania. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

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