Bleher's rainbowfish

Bleher's rainbowfish
Bleher's rainbowfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Chilatherina
Species: C. bleheri
Binomial name
Chilatherina bleheri
Allen, 1985

Bleher's rainbowfish (Chilatherina bleheri) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. Distribution: Bleher’s rainbowfish is found in both Australia’s Lake Holmes and the lower Mamberamo system of West Papua in Indonesia. With a preference for shallow, abundant plant life and rocky streams, this stunning rainbowfish lives in mountainous regions surrounded by jungle.

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