Biology:Ramu rainbowfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Ramu rainbowfish
Glossolepis ramuensis m Aquarium DG.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Glossolepis
Species:
G. ramuensis
Binomial name
Glossolepis ramuensis
G. R. Allen, 1985

The Ramu rainbowfish (Glossolepis ramuensis) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs in tributary streams of the Gogol River near Madang, but it has also been recorded from the middle Ramu basin.[2] This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in n1985 and the type locality is given as "tributary of Ramu River about 3 kilometers south of Walium Village".[3]

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q309111 entry