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Irian Jaya rainbowfish (Melanotaenia irianjaya)
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Ecological Illustration of Irian Jaya rainbowfish (Melanotaenia irianjaya)
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Melanotaeniidae

Irian Jaya rainbowfish

Melanotaenia irianjaya

Eight Point Five Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish of Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Irian Jaya rainbowfish is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

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