Melanotaenia vanheurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922)
Van Heurn's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia vanheurni
photo by Germeau, G.

Family:  Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Max. size:  16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 10 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: known thus far only from the Idenburg ( now Taritatu) and Doorman Rivers in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-28; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 21-26
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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