The Arfak rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia arfakensis'') is a
species of
rainbowfish in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Melanotaeniinae. It is
endemic to
West Papua in
Indonesia. Its natural
habitat is
rivers. It is threatened by
habitat loss. It grows to a length of about 8 cm.
References
Arfak rainbowfish
Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea
Fish described in 1990
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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