| Family: |
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: known only from 5 specimens collected from the Logatyu River, a mountain tributary of the Strickland River near Wankipe, Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 21-24 |
| Biology: |
Not well known, however, was collected in a mountain tributary at 1200 m elevation about 850 km upstream from the sea. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 02 April 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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