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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Melanotaenia sexlineata (Munro, 1964) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Fly River, Papua New Guinea. |
| Synonym(s) | Nematocentris sexlineatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Oceania: known only from a few sites in the upper Fly River system near Kiunga, 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 162, Fig. 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up M. sexlineata on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. sexlineata on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:5.48.701.6046 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2014 Nov 07 01:35) |