Ramu rainbowfish

Glossolepis ramuensis

Melanotaeniid Fish Reaching Six Point Five Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The Ramu rainbowfish (Glossolepis ramuensis) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs in tributary streams of the Gogol River near Madang, but it has also been recorded from the middle Ramu basin. This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in n1985 and the type locality is given as "tributary of Ramu River about 3 kilometers south of Walium Village".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Glossolepis
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: tributary streams of the Gogol River near Madang, but also known from the middle Ramu system, Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

Report a correction