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Melanotaenia parkinsoni

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Melanotaenia parkinsoni
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
(Allen, 1980)

Melanotaenia parkinsoni, the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea, [1] specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay.

Description

A female individual Melanotaeniia Parkinsona Grodno.JPG
A female individual

The species is a large and muscular rainbowfish, generally attaining a length 15 cm (5.9 in). Individuals are a dark lavender colour at the basic level with a rosy chest. [2] Males have deeper bodies than the females, and have extended fins, as well as the back half of their bodies being coated in a reflective golden-orange.

References

  1. ↑ "Parkinson's Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia parkinsoni, Orange Rainbowfish". Animal-World. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Melanotaenia parkinsoni". Australia New Guinea Fishes Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2013.


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