Oktedi rainbowfish
Melanotaenia oktediensis
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A rainbowfish endemic to the Ok Tedi River in Papua New Guinea. Critically endangered.
- Scientific name
- Melanotaenia oktediensis
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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