Biology:Spotted rainbowfish

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Spotted rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosus m Aquarium DG.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Glossolepis
Species:
G. maculosus
Binomial name
Glossolepis maculosus
G. R. Allen, 1981

The spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosus) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to the river systems of the Markham and Ramu Rivers in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea.[2] This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1981 with the type locality given as a small tributary of the Omsis River, about 22 kilometers west of Lae in the Markham River system, Papua New Guinea.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1498043 entry