Melanotaenia_parkinsoni

<i>Melanotaenia parkinsoni</i>

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

Species of fish

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.

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Description

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. [1]
    "r". animal world.
  2. [2]
    "rose". rainbowfish. Retrieved 27 May 2013.


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