Fly River rainbowfish
The Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River in Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Fly River rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. sexlineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia sexlineata (Munro, 1964) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nematocentris sexlineatus Munro, 1964 | |
References
- Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M. (2020). "Melanotaenia sexlineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13076A147688118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13076A147688118.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia sexlineata" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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