Blue rainbowfish

Melanotaenia caerulea

Melanotaeniid Fish beneath Freshwater Basins

Black
Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The blue rainbowfish (Melanotaenia caerulea) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is found mostly in the lower and middle Kikori drainage system. The blue rainbowfish was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1996.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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