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Lake Tebera Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

Also known as: Axelrodi Rainbowfish, Yellow Rainbowfish

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2020
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@Johnacclark · Home, United Kingdom · July 20171 / 3
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Overview

Found in schools, surrounded by dense vegetation, over clear water, highland lakes and streams.
Indo-West-Pacific - Lake Tebera basin in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
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Found in schools, surrounded by dense vegetation, over clear water, highland lakes and streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAtheriniformes
    5. familyMelanotaeniidae
    6. genusMelanotaenia
    7. speciesMelanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Allen, 1981

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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