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Arfak rainbowfish
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: M. arfakensis
Binomial name
Melanotaenia arfakensis
G. R. Allen, 1990

The Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. 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.

References

  1. Allen, G.R.; Kadarusman (2020). "Melanotaenia arfakensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13057A147688392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13057A147688392.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Melanotaenia arfakensis
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