Utchee rainbowfish (Melanotaenia utcheensis)

Scientific name: Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001

Utchee rainbowfish (Melanotaenia utcheensis)

The Utchee rainbowfish (Melanotaenia utcheensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Melanotaeniidae. Native range: Oceania, Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanotaenia utcheensis
Family
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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