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Species profile—Melanotaenia utcheensis (Utchee rainbowfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfishes) → Melanotaenia utcheensis (Utchee rainbowfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfishes)
Scientific name
Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001
Common name
Utchee rainbowfish
Type reference
McGuigan, K.L. (2001). An addition to the Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) fauna of North Queensland. Mem. Qld Mus. 46(2): 647-655.
WildNet taxon ID
29820
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=29820.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024