Oktedi rainbowfish

Melanotaenia oktediensis

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The Oktedi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia oktediensis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to the Ok Tedi River, part of the Fly River system in southern Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: known only from the Ok Tedi River and its tributaries, in the Upper Fly River system of southern Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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