Arfak rainbowfish

Arfak rainbowfish
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Melanotaeniidae
Genus:	Melanotaenia
Species:	M. arfakensis
Binomial name
Melanotaenia arfakensis Allen, 1990

The Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia arfakensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

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