Fly River rainbowfish
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The Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata) is a species of freshwater fish
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River
in Papua New Guinea
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River
Fly River
The Fly at , is the second longest river, after the Sepik, in Papua New Guinea. The Fly is the largest river in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall ranks as the twenty-fifth largest river in the world by volume of discharge...
in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
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Source
- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia sexlineata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.