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Lake Kutubu rainbowfish

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Species of fish

Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: M. lacustris
Binomial name
Melanotaenia lacustris
Munro, 1964

The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu, a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.

Sources

  1. Allen, G.R.; Larson, H.; Kolkolo, U.; Hoese, D.; Mungkaje, A. (2020). "Melanotaenia lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13065A147682318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13065A147682318.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "endemic". WWE. 2 December 1852. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia lacustris". FishBase. February 2019 version.</ref
Taxon identifiers
Melanotaenia lacustris


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