- Dwarf rainbowfish
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Dwarf rainbowfish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Atheriniformes Family: Melanotaeniidae Genus: Melanotaenia Species: M. praecox Binomial name Melanotaenia praecox
(Weber & Beaufort, 1922)The dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.
References
- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia praecox. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Melanotaenia praecox" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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