Slender rainbowfish
Encyclopedia
The slender rainbowfish (Melanotaenia gracilis) is a species of fish
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Australia
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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 Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Source
- Wager, R. 1996. Melanotaenia gracilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.