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Pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea)
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Ecological Illustration of Pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea)
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Melanotaeniidae

Pygmy rainbowfish

Melanotaenia pygmaea

Melanotaeniid Fish beneath Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

The pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Australia.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Silversides
Family
Melanotaeniidae
Genus
Melanotaenia
Water type
Freshwater
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