| Spotted rainbowfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Glossolepis |
| Species: | G. maculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossolepis maculosus G. R. Allen, 1981 | |
The spotted rainbowfish (Glossolepis maculosus) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to the river systems of the Markham and Ramu Rivers in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea.[2] This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1981 with the type locality given as a small tributary of the Omsis River, about 22 kilometers west of Lae in the Markham River system, Papua New Guinea.[3]
References
- ↑ Allen, G.R.; Kolkolo, U.; Unmack, P. (2020). "Glossolepis maculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T9269A147681182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T9269A147681182.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Glossolepis maculosus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Glossolepis maculosus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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