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Scientific Name | Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866) |
Common Names | Eastern Rainbow Fish Blauer Regenbogenfisch (Germany) |
Type Locality | Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. |
Species Information | |
Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Oceania: river systems east of the Great Dividing Range of Queensland, Australia from the vicinity of Gladstone (Boyne River) north to the eastern watershed of Cape York Peninsula. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866, pp 516 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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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 17 15:39 (species record created: 2013 Jul 16 15:45) |