Melanotaenia pimaensis
Melanotaenia pimaensis, the Pima River rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it has been recorded only from the Pima River where it meets the Tua River in the Southern Highlands.[2]
| Melanotaenia pimaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. pimaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia pimaensis G. R. Allen, 1981 | |
References
- Allen, G.R.; Unmack, P. (2020). "Melanotaenia pimaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13073A147688024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13073A147688024.en. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Melanotaenia pimaensis" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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