Lake Kutubu rainbowfish

Lake Kutubu rainbowfish

Lake kutubu rainbowfish

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Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Melanotaeniidae

Genus

SPECIES

Melanotaenia lacustris

Length

10

4

cminch

cm inch

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 13fish endemic to Lake Kutubu, a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.

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Biome

Population Trend

POPULATION STATUS

Endangered (EN)

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References

1. Lake Kutubu rainbowfish Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kutubu_rainbowfish

2. Lake Kutubu rainbowfish on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13065/147682318

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