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Strickland rainbowfish

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Strickland rainbowfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. iris
Binomial name
Melanotaenia iris

The Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary of the Strickland River, in the Fly River system.[2] It is currently known from only five specimens collected in 1984 by D. Gwyther[3] and it was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1987.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Storey, A.W.; Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M. (2020). "Melanotaenia iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13064A147682265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13064A147682265.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia iris". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. ^ Adrian R. Lappin (December 2008). "Melanotaenia iris". angfaqld.org.au. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Melanotaenia iris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 July 2019.