Biology:Exquisite rainbowfish

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Exquisite rainbowfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. exquisita
Binomial name
Melanotaenia exquisita
G. R. Allen, 1978

The exquisite rainbowfish (Melanotaenia exquisita) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae endemic to Australia .[1][2] It occurs in freshwater habitats of the Northern Territory, typically in running water.[2] It grows to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) standard length.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hammer, M.; Moore, G.; Brown, C. (2019). "Melanotaenia exquisita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T13061A123378280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13061A123378280.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13061/123378280. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia exquisita" in FishBase. February 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5421783 entry