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Scientific Name Melanotaenia corona  Allen, 1982
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Type Locality Sermowai River, near Walckenaer Bay, northern New Guinea, about 2°47'S, 140°00'E.
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Size 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: known only from two male specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

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IUCN Red List Category Critically 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 Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 8 (no. 21), pp 174, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 02 14:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 07 01:27)