Fly River rainbowfish
| 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) | |
The Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata) is a species of freshwater fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River in Papua New Guinea.
Sources
- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia sexlineata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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