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  • Melanotaenia boesemani
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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.
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Size 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.

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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, 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 Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 3), pp 379, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2014 Nov 07 02:09 (species record created: 2013 Jul 16 16:08)