The blue rainbowfish (Melanotaenia caerulea) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is found mostly in the lower and middle Kikori drainage system.[2][3]

Blue rainbowfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. caerulea
Binomial name
Melanotaenia caerulea

The blue rainbowfish was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1996.

References

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  1. ^ Allen, G.R.; Unmack, P. (2020). "Blue Rainbowfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia caerulea". FishBase. November 2022 version.
  3. ^ Allen, G.R. (1996). "Two new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaenia: Melanotaeniidae), from the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Revue Française d'Aquariologie. 23 (1–2): 9–16.