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Strickland rainbowfish

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Species of fish

Strickland rainbowfish
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: M. iris
Binomial name
Melanotaenia iris
G. R. Allen, 1987

The Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary of the Strickland River, in the Fly River system. It is currently known from only five specimens collected in 1984 by D. Gwyther and it was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1987.

References

  1. Storey, A.W.; Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M. (2020). "Melanotaenia iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13064A147682265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13064A147682265.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia iris". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Adrian R. Lappin (December 2008). "Melanotaenia iris". angfaqld.org.au. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Melanotaenia iris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Melanotaenia iris


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