Mountain rainbowfish
| Mountain rainbowfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia monticola G. R. Allen, 1980 | |
The mountain rainbowfish (Melanotaenia monticola) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Melanotaenia monticola". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T13068A3408510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13068A3408510.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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