Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish

Melanotaenia parva

Six Point Seven Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish of Indonesian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva) is a species of freshwater rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It was endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. Its natural habitat was only the small Lake Kurumoi in the Bird's Head Peninsula.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 6.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Indonesia.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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