Ramu rainbowfish
(Redirected from Glossolepis ramuensis)
| Ramu rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Glossolepis |
| Species: | G. ramuensis
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| Glossolepis ramuensis G. R. Allen, 1985
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The Ramu rainbowfish (Glossolepis ramuensis) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs in tributary streams of the Gogol River near Madang, but it has also been recorded from the middle Ramu basin.[2] This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in n1985 and the type locality is given as "tributary of Ramu River about 3 kilometers south of Walium Village".[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Unmack, P.; Allen, G.R.; Kolkolo, U. (2020). "Glossolepis ramuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T9271A147681464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T9271A147681464.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glossolepis ramuensis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Glossolepis ramuensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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