Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
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A rainbowfish endemic to Lake Kutubu and its outflow, the Soro River, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Collection and oil development threaten the lake. It scatters its eggs among plants.
- Scientific name
- Melanotaenia lacustris
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 7–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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