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Slender rainbowfish

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

The slender rainbowfish (Melanotaenia gracilis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs in the extreme north of Western Australia in the systems of the Drysdale and King Edward Rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Morgan, D.L. (2019). "Melanotaenia gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13062A123378303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13062A123378303.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia gracilis". FishBase. April 2019 version.