Ramu rainbowfish
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The Ramu rainbowfish is a species of fish
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to 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 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
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Glossolepis ramuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.