Melanotaenia affinis, the North New Guinea rainbowfish, New Guinea rainbowfish, or red-finned rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish endemic to New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea). It grows to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) standard length.[1] Of the three known varieties, the so-called standard variety has the widest range. It is commonly found in the Markham, Ramu, and Sepik Rivers; their preferred habitat includes clear rainforest streams, swamps, pools, and lagoons abundant in vegetation and submerged logs.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Genus: | Melanotaenia |
Species: | M. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Melanotaenia affinis (M. C. W. Weber, 1907)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Rhombatractus affinis Weber, 1907 |
In the aquarium
editThe New Guinea rainbowfish is a peaceful and adaptable rainbowfish species that grows to 14 cm. It favors a pH of 7.0, hard water: (100–150 mg/L) and a temperature of 21–28 C (70 to 82 F). It will eat small live foods and prepared diets. Just like related species, it should be kept in shoals.
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia affinis". FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ^ Adrian R. Tappin (December 2015). "Melanotaenia affinis". rainbowfish. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish (2005) (David Alderton)
- Anon. (2001). Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
- Allen, G.R. (1991). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
External links
edit- Melanotaenia affinis
- Ryan Junghenn Aquarium Fish Experts