The Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary of the Strickland River, in the Fly River system.[2] It is currently known from only five specimens collected in 1984 by D. Gwyther[3] and it was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1987.[4]
| Strickland 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. iris
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia iris G. R. Allen, 1987
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References edit
- ^ Storey, A.W.; Allen, G.R.; Hammer, M. (2020). "Melanotaenia iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13064A147682265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13064A147682265.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Melanotaenia iris" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ Adrian R. Lappin (December 2008). "Melanotaenia iris". angfaqld.org.au. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Melanotaenia iris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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