Corona rainbowfish (Melanotaenia corona)

Scientific name: Melanotaenia corona Allen, 1982

The Corona rainbowfish (Melanotaenia corona) is a freshwater fish of the family Melanotaeniidae. Native range: Asia, known only from two male specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 22

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanotaenia corona
Family
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from two male specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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