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Melanotaenia iris Allen, 1987 Strickland rainbowfish |
| 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) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||