Bleher's rainbowfish (''Chilatherina bleheri'') is a species of

rainbowfish The rainbowfish or Melanotaeniidae is a family of small, colourful freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea (including islands in Cenderawasih Bay and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia), Sulawesi and Madagascar. The ...

in the subfamily

Melanotaeniinae Melanotaeniinae the Australian rainbowfishes is a subfamily of the rainbowfishes of the family Melanotaeniidae. They are a group of small, colourful, freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, islands in Cenderawasih ...

Etymology

It is named in honor of

Heiko Bleher Heiko Bleher (born 18 October 1944) is a German researcher, author, photographer, and filmmaker. He is best known in the scientific community for his contribution to the exploration of fresh and brackish water habitats worldwide. He has discover ...

, a German botanist and ichthyologist.Corbihan, M., 2010. Heiko Bleher – Explorateur & Cherceur de poissons. L’aquarium à la maison, LRPresse SARL, Auray Cedex, FR – Septembre/Octobre 2010:33

Distribution and habitat

Bleher's rainbowfish is found in Lake Holmes in the lower Mamberamo system of West Papua in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. With a preference for shallow, abundant plant life, this rainbowfish lives in a foothill region surrounded by jungle.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q532350 Chilatherina Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Fish described in 1985