Biology:Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
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| Lake Kutubu rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. lacustris
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| Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964
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The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu,[2] a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.[3]
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- ↑ Allen, G.R.; Larson, H.; Kolkolo, U.; Hoese, D.; Mungkaje, A. (2020). "Melanotaenia lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13065A147682318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13065A147682318.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13065/147682318. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "endemic". WWE. 2 December 1852. http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/kutubu_sentani_lakes.cfm. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia lacustris" in FishBase. February 2019 version.</ref
Wikidata ☰ Q623063 entry
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