The mountain rainbowfish (Melanotaenia monticola) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it occurs in the Southern Highlands between Mendi and Lake Kutubu, in the Purari River system.[2]
| Mountain 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. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia monticola G. R. Allen, 1980
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Sources
edit- ^ Larson, H.; Kolkolo, U.; Mungkaje, A.; Ebner, B.; Storey, A.W. (2020). "Melanotaenia monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13068A147682460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13068A147682460.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia monticola". FishBase. February 2019 version.
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