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Species of fish

Spotted 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: Glossolepis
Species: G. maculosus
Binomial name
Glossolepis maculosus
G. R. Allen, 1981

The spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosus) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to the river systems of the Markham and Ramu Rivers in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea. This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1981 with the type locality given as a small tributary of the Omsis River, about 22 kilometers west of Lae in the Markham River system, Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Allen, G.R.; Kolkolo, U.; Unmack, P. (2020). "Glossolepis maculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T9269A147681182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T9269A147681182.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glossolepis maculosus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Glossolepis maculosus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Glossolepis maculosus


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