Van Heurn's rainbowfish

Melanotaenia vanheurni

Sixteen Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish from Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Van Heurn's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia vanheurni) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. The specific name honours the Dutch zoologist Willem Cornelis van Heurn (1887-1972).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: known thus far only from the Idenburg ( now Taritatu) and Doorman Rivers in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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