Sentani rainbowfish
| Sentani rainbowfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Chilatherina |
| Species: | C. sentaniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilatherina sentaniensis (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) | |
The Sentani rainbowfish (Chilatherina sentaniensis) is a critically endangered species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia, where restricted to Lake Sentani (about 10 km west of Jayapura City) and its tributaries. It appears to have disappeared from the lake itself due to pollution and introduced species. Another rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus has a similar range. Although a small population of the Sentani rainbowfish is maintained in captivity, it has frequently been confused with the closely related, more thickset C. fasciata.[1]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Rainbowfish: Chilatherina sentaniensis. Retrieved 30 September 2012
- Sources
- Allen, G. (1996). "Chilatherina sentaniensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T4631A11047266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4631A11047266.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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