Fly River rainbowfish

Fly River rainbowfish
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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T13076A3409071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13076A3409071.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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