Northern Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia solata

Twelve Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish from Australian Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Northern Rainbowfish is known around Oceania as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Oceania: Australia. Formerly identified as M. australis , but DNA studies indicate otherwise; the two species' geographic ranges do not overlap.

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