Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish

Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: M. ajamaruensis
Binomial name
Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980

The Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish (Melanotaenia ajamaruensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes in West Papua, Indonesia.

References

  • Allen, G. (1996). "Melanotaenia ajamaruensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T13055A3407837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13055A3407837.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Melanotaenia ajamaruensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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