Papuan rainbowfish

Melanotaenia papuae

Vulnerable Fish of Freshwater Basins

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The Papuan rainbowfish (Melanotaenia papuae) is a species of rainbowfish in the Melanotaeniinae family. It is endemic to the Papuan Peninsula, around Port Moresby.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: occurs in numerous streams within a 35 km radius of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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