Mountain rainbowfish
Melanotaenia monticola
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A rainbowfish from the mountains of Papua New Guinea, from high-altitude headwaters. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Melanotaenia monticola
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 18–22 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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