Melanotaenia corona Allen, 1982
Corona rainbowfish
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 Family:  Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
 Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Asia: known only from two male specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 22-22
 Biology:  Not very well known.
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Palomares, Maria Lourdes D. - 07.06.94
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 24.08.01
 Checked by: Palomares, Maria Lourdes D. - 03.08.94

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