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
Water type: Freshwater