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Melanotaenia vanheurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) Van Heurn's rainbowfish |
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photo by
Germeau, G. |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes) | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 10 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known thus far only from the Idenburg ( now Taritatu) and Doorman Rivers in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-28; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 21-26 | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||