Ornate paradisefish
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The ornate paradisefish (Malpulutta kretseri) is a species of fish
in the Osphronemidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
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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 Osphronemidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
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Source
- Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Malpulutta kretseri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.