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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. |
Species Information | |
Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
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. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Papua New Guinea Agricultural Journal v. 16 (no. 4), pp 159, Fig. 6 |
Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2013 Jul 15 11:54 (species record created: 2011 Nov 30 13:19) |