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| name = Melanotaenia affinis |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Atheriniformes]] |
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| familia = [[Melanotaeniidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Melanotaenia]]'' |
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| species = '''''M. affinis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Melanotaenia affinis'' |
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| binomial_authority = [[Weber]] & Cross, 1908 <!--0 Norbert J. Cross --> |
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The '''Melanotaenia affinis''' or '''New guinea [[rainbow fish]]''' comes from north [[Papua New Guinea]]. There are 3 known varieties. The so called standard variety has the widest range. |
The '''Melanotaenia affinis''' or '''New guinea [[rainbow fish]]''' comes from north [[Papua New Guinea]]. There are 3 known varieties. The so called standard variety has the widest range. |
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| Melanotaenia affinis Weber & Cross, 1908
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The Melanotaenia affinis or New guinea rainbow fish comes from north Papua New Guinea. There are 3 known varieties. The so called standard variety has the widest range.
In the aquarium
The New guinea rainbow fish is a peaceful and adaptable rainbowfish species that grows to 14 cm. It favors a pH of 7.0, hard water: (100-150 mg/l) and a temperature of 21-28 C (70 to 82 F) . It will eat small live foods and prepared diets. Just like related species, it should be kept in shoals.
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish (2005) (David Alderton)
- Anon. (2001). Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
- Allen, G.R. (1991). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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