''Glossolepis'' is a genus 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 ...
es from
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Glossolepis dorityi''
G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis incisus
The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish (''Glossolepis incisus'') is a species of rainbowfish from Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Belonging to the family Melanotaeniidae, in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae, the Australian rainbowfishes ...
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M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Red rainbowfish)
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Glossolepis kabia
''Glossolepis'' is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
* '' Glossolepis dorityi'' G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
* ''Glossolepis incisus'' M. C. W. Weber, 1907 ( ...
''
( Herre, 1935)
* ''
Glossolepis leggetti''
G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Leggett's rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis maculosus''
G. R. Allen, 1981 (Spotted rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis multisquamata''
( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Sepik rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis pseudoincisus''
G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Tami River rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis ramuensis''
G. R. Allen, 1985 (Ramu rainbowfish)
* ''
Glossolepis wanamensis
''Glossolepis'' is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
* '' Glossolepis dorityi'' G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
* ''Glossolepis incisus
The red rainbowfish or ...
''
G. R. Allen & Kailola, 1979 (Lake Wanam rainbowfish)
References
Melanotaeniinae
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