Lake Kuromai rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva)

Scientific name: Melanotaenia parva Allen, 1990

Lake Kuromai rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva)

The Lake Kuromai rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva) is a freshwater fish of the family Melanotaeniidae. Native range: Asia, known only from Lake Kurumoi, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanotaenia parva
Family
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Common length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from Lake Kurumoi, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2ce)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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