Checkered Rainbowfish

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Details

Name:
Checkered Rainbowfish

Scientific Name:
Melanotaenia splendida

Reference Number:
GSY-371

Description

Family Melanotaeniidae – Rainbowfishes; Scientific name: Melanotaenia splendida; Subspecies: inornata; Common name: Checkered Rainbowfish, or Checkered Rainbow Fish – Distribution in Australia: a tropical subspecies inhabiting rivers and smaller streams flowing into Gulf of Carpentaria in north-western Queensland and the north-eastern Northern Territory

Additional Details

Reference Number:	GSY-371
Scientific Name:	Melanotaenia splendida