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Scientific Name Melanotaenia maccullochi  Ogilby, 1915
Common Names Macculloch's Rainbowfish
Dwarf Rainbowfish
Type Locality Barron River, northern Queensland, Australia.
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Size 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Oceania: Papua New Guinea (lower and middle sections of the Fly River westward to the Bensbach River) and northeastern Australia.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 3, pp 118, Pl. 29 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2014 Nov 07 01:01 (species record created: 2013 Apr 11 22:07)