Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Genus: | Melanotaenia |
Species: | M. lacustris
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Binomial name | |
Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964
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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,[2] a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.[3]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "endemic". WWE. 2 December 1852. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Melanotaenia lacustris" in FishBase. February 2019 version.</ref