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Melanotaenia mubiensis Allen, 1996

Mubi rainbowfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335); mubiensis: Named in reference to the general locality where the type specimens were collected.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Oceania: Papua New Guinea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26387)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits narrow, crystal clear streams in closed-canopy forest, flowing through limestone hills (Ref. 26387).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., 1996. Two new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaenia: Melanotaeniidae), from the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(1-2):9-16. (Ref. 26387)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(v)+2ab(v)); Date assessed: 06 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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