| Family: |
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known only from two male specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 22-22 |
| Biology: |
Not very well known. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 05 December 2019 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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