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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.
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Size 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866, pp 516
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Last Update 2013 Jul 17 15:39 (species record created: 2013 Jul 16 15:45)