Lake Wanam rainbowfish
Glossolepis wanamensis
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A rainbowfish endemic to Lake Wanam in Papua New Guinea. It has nearly vanished from the lake after the introduction of non-native fish such as tilapia, and is critically endangered; it survives in captive populations. Peaceful, it spawns among plants.
- Scientific name
- Glossolepis wanamensis
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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