The Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows to a length of about 8 cm.
| Arfak rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. arfakensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia arfakensis G. R. Allen, 1990
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References
edit- ^ Allen, G.R.; Kadarusman (2020). "Melanotaenia arfakensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13057A147688392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13057A147688392.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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