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Red rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisa

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A rainbowfish from Indonesia (New Guinea), endangered.

Scientific name
Glossolepis incisa
Family
Melanotaeniidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Melanotaeniidae
Order
Atheriniformes
Synonyms
Glossolepis incisus

Origin

Native region
Ásia

Water

Temperature
28.8–30 °C
pH
7.6–8.2
General hardness (GH)
9–19 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
12 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Endangered (EN)

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