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Waigeo rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae)
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Waigeo rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae) specimen
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Melanotaeniidae

Waigeo rainbowfish

Melanotaenia catherinae

Melanotaeniid Fish beneath Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Waigeo rainbowfish is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 7.5 cm.

Maximum length
7.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: known only from Waigeo (large island 65 km northwest of Irian Jaya, Indonesia).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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