Bulolo rainbowfish

Chilatherina bulolo

Collected again after forty four years

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The bulolo rainbowfish (Chilatherina bulolo) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. Bulolo Rainbowfish are found in the fast flowing, rapid water of the mountain streams in the Markham and Ramu river systems of north-eastern Papua New Guinea. It was first collected in 1934 and then not again until 1978.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Chilatherina
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: Markham and Ramu river systems in Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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