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Scientific Name Melanotaenia angfa    Allen, 1990
Common Name
Type Locality Kurumoi Creek, about 12 kilometers north of Yakati Village, about 2°12'S, 134°04'E, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: known only from two tributary streams of the Yakati River in the middle of the narrow isthmus that connects the Vogelkop Peninsula with the remainder of New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Indonesia).

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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 Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 16 (no. 4) [for 1989], pp 103, Fig. 3.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2014 Nov 07 01:08)