Kingdom Animalia Order Atheriniformes Genus Melanotaenia Higher classification Melanotaenia | Phylum Chordata Family Melanotaeniidae Scientific name Melanotaenia arfakensis Rank Species | |
Similar Melanotaenia, Rainbowfish, Oktedi rainbowfish, Fly River rainbowfish, Melanotaenia lakamora | ||
The Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows to a length of about 8 cm.
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