Fly River rainbowfish

Melanotaenia sexlineata

Seven Point Three Centimeters Melanotaeniid Fish of Freshwater Basins

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River in Papua New Guinea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Maximum length: 7.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: known only from a few sites in the upper Fly River system near Kiunga, Papua New Guinea.

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