Ornate rainbowfish
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| Genus: | Rhadinocentrus Regan, 1914
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| Species: | R. ornatus
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| Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, 1914
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Rhadinocentrus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish endemic to eastern Australia. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus. It is known to live in water as acidic as orange juice.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rhadinocentrus ornatus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ^ McGilvray, Annabela (11 March 2010). "Smaller fish cope better with acidic water". ABC Science. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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