Leggett's rainbowfish (''Glossolepis leggetti'') 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 lar ...

in the

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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 Bay ...

.Allen, G.R. and S.J. Renyaan, 1998. Three new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Irian Jaya, Indoensia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(2):69-80. It is only found in the Wapoga River system of northern Irian Jaya, Indonesia. This species can reach a length of SL.

Etymology

This rainbowfish is named in honor of Australian aquarist-naturalist Ray Leggett (b. 1936), because of his contributions to the further knowledge of freshwater fishes in the New Guinea-Australia region.

References

Glossolepis Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Taxa named by Samuel Jafet Renyaan Fish described in 1998 {{Atheriniformes-stub