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Scientific Name	**Melanotaenia boesemani** Allen & Cross, 1980
Common Names	Boeseman's Rainbowfish Boesemans Regenbogenfisch (Germany)
Type Locality	Ajamaru Lakes, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, about 1°21'S, 132°16'E.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: known from the Ajamaru Lakes region in Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Also in the Aitinjo Lake, 20 km southeast of Ajamaru Lakes. Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 3), pp 379, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2013 Jul 16 16:08)