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  • Melanotaenia lacustris
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Scientific Name Melanotaenia lacustris    Munro, 1964
Common Name Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish
Type Locality Lake Kutubu, Kikori River drainage, Papua New Guinea.
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Size 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Oceania: known only from Lake Kutubu and its outlet, the Soro River, in the Kikori River drainage of the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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 Papua New Guinea Agricultural Journal v. 16 (no. 4), pp 159, Fig. 6
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2011 Nov 30 13:19)