Biology:Strickland rainbowfish

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Strickland rainbowfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. iris
Binomial name
Melanotaenia iris
G. R. Allen, 1987

The Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary of the Strickland River, in the Fly River system.[2] It is currently known from only five specimens collected in 1984 by D. Gwyther[3] and it was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1987.[4]

References

  1. Storey, A.W.; Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M. (2020). "Melanotaenia iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13064A147682265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13064A147682265.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13064/147682265. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia iris" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Adrian R. Lappin (December 2008). "Melanotaenia iris". angfaqld.org.au. http://rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/iris.htm. Retrieved 3 July 2019. 
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Melanotaenia iris". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=7720. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4861885 entry