Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. lacustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964 | |
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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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia lacustris" in FishBase. February 2019 version.</ref
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