Spotted rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosa
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A rainbowfish from Papua New Guinea, endangered.
- Scientific name
- Glossolepis maculosa
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Synonyms
- Glossolepis maculosus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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