Sentani rainbowfish
| Sentani rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Chilatherina |
| Species: | C. sentaniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilatherina sentaniensis (M. C. W. Weber, 1907)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Rhombatractus sentaniensis Weber, 1907 | |
The Sentani rainbowfish (Chilatherina sentaniensis) is a critically endangered species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia, where restricted to Lake Sentani (about 10 km west of Jayapura City) and its tributaries. It appears to have disappeared from the lake itself due to pollution and introduced species. Another rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus has a similar range. Although a small population of the Sentani rainbowfish is maintained in captivity, it has frequently been confused with the closely related, more thickset C. fasciata.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M.; Kadarusman (2020). "Chilatherina sentaniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4631A147680762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T4631A147680762.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chilatherina sentaniensis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Rainbowfish: Chilatherina sentaniensis. Retrieved 30 September 2012
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