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Scientific Name	**Melanotaenia maccullochi** Ogilby, 1915
Common Names	Macculloch's Rainbowfish Dwarf Rainbowfish
Type Locality	Barron River, northern Queensland, Australia.
Synonym(s)	Nematocentris maccullochi, Nematocentrus maccullochi
Species Information
Size	70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Oceania: Papua New Guinea (lower and middle sections of the Fly River westward to the Bensbach River) and northeastern Australia.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 3, pp 118, Pl. 29 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2013 Apr 11 22:07)