Glossolepis - New Guinea Rainbowfishes

Classification

Genus: Glossolepis - New Guinea Rainbowfishes
Family: Melanotaeniidae - Rainbowfishes
Order: Atheriniformes - Silversides
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus.

Species

Red rainbowfish
(Glossolepis incisa)

Glossolepis dorityi

Glossolepis kabia

Leggett’s rainbowfish
(Glossolepis leggetti)

Spotted rainbowfish
(Glossolepis maculosa)

Sepik rainbowfish
(Glossolepis multisquamata)

Tami River rainbowfish
(Glossolepis pseudoincisa)

Ramu rainbowfish
(Glossolepis ramuensis)

Lake Wanam rainbowfish
(Glossolepis wanamensis)

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