Oktedi rainbowfish

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

The Oktedi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia oktediensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Sources

  • Allen, G. (1996). "Melanotaenia oktediensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T13070A3408753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13070A3408753.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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