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Eastern rainbow fish (Melanotaenia splendida)
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Ecological Illustration of Eastern rainbow fish (Melanotaenia splendida)
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Melanotaeniidae

Eastern rainbow fish

Melanotaenia splendida

Twenty Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Silver
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Melanotaenia splendida, the Eastern rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish from the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is found in Australia.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Silversides
Family
Melanotaeniidae
Genus
Melanotaenia
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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