Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
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The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) is a species of fish
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is endemic to Lake Kutubu
in the Kikori River
system, Papua New Guinea
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is endemic to Lake Kutubu
Lake Kutubu
Lake Kutubu is a lake in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of the Kikori River, into which it eventually drains. It is about 50 km southwest of Mendi, the provincial capital. It is one of the few lakes in the country that occurs in a depression in the...
in the Kikori River
Kikori River
The Kikori River is a river in southern Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea .The river is about long and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua, with its delta at the head of the gulf. The settlement of Kikori lies on the delta.-References:...
system, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
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