Desert Rainbowfish

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Details

Name:
Desert Rainbowfish

Scientific Name:
Melanotaenia splendida

Reference Number:
GSY-045

Description

Family Melanotaeniidae – Rainbowfishes; Scientific name: Melanotaenia splendida; Subspecies: tatei; Common name: Desert Rainbowfish, or Desert Rainbow Fish – Distribution in Australia: a freshwater inhabiting streams, swamps and lagoons of central deserts of south-western Queensland and the south-eastern Northern Territory.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	GSY-045
Scientific Name:	Melanotaenia splendida