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Scientific Name Melanotaenia oktediensis  Allen & Cross, 1980
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Type Locality Karamonge Creek, tributary of Ok Tedi, Fly River system, 32 kilometers north-northeast of Ningerum, Papua New Guinea, about 5°26.6'S, 141°17.4'E.
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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 the Ok Tedi River and its tributaries, in the Upper Fly River system of southern Papua New Guinea.

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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 Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 3), pp 389, Fig. 4.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 12:45 (species record created: 2014 Nov 07 01:33)