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Melanotaenia pimaensis

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Melanotaenia pimaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. pimaensis
Binomial name
Melanotaenia pimaensis

Melanotaenia pimaensis, the Pima River rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it has been recorded only from the Pima River where it meets the Tua River in the Southern Highlands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Allen, G.R.; Unmack, P. (2020). "Melanotaenia pimaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13073A147688024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13073A147688024.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia pimaensis". FishBase. February 2019 version.