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The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu , [ 2 ] a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea .
Lake Kutubu is the second-largest lake in Papua New Guinea, [2] after Lake Murray, and, at 800 m above sea level, [2] the largest upland body of water, [3] with an area of 49.24 km², [2] and a total catchment area of 250 km². [3] Lake Kutubu and Lake Sentani form an ecoregion on the WWF's Global 200. [4]
The Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva) is a species of freshwater rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It was endemic to West Papua in Indonesia . Its natural habitat was only the small Lake Kurumoi in the Bird's Head Peninsula . [ 2 ]
Melanotaenia corona G. R. Allen, 1982 (Corona rainbowfish) Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish) Melanotaenia dumasi M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Omba rainbowfish) [3] Melanotaenia eachamensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1982 (Lake Eacham rainbowfish) Melanotaenia ericrobertsi G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Suswa ...
The mountain rainbowfish (Melanotaenia monticola) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea , where it occurs in the Southern Highlands between Mendi and Lake Kutubu , in the Purari River system.
Rainbowfish usually eat floating flakes in captivity, because in the wild they will often eat insects floating on the surface. In a home setting, these fish need well-oxygenated water with a pH level of 6.8 – 7.2, optimal temperatures varying between 72 and 82 °F (22–28 °C), and plenty of aquatic plants to give them hiding places amid ...
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The Papuan rainbowfish (Melanotaenia papuae) is a species of rainbowfish in the Melanotaeniinae family. It is endemic to the Papuan Peninsula, around Port Moresby. [2]