The slender rainbowfish (Melanotaenia gracilis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs in the extreme north of Western Australia in the systems of the Drysdale and King Edward Rivers.[2]
| Slender 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. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia gracilis G. R. Allen, 1978
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References
edit- ^ Morgan, D.L. (2019). "Melanotaenia gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13062A123378303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13062A123378303.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia gracilis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
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