Melanotaenia lacustris. An Australian patrol officer, C.E.T. Terrell, first collected this species in Lake Kutubu during 1955. He sent preserved specimens to Australian ichthyologist, Ian Munro, who in 1964 described them as Melanotaenia lacustris. Ian Munro (1919-1994) worked with the CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research and was an early Lake Kutubu is one of Papua New Guinea's largest lakes, measuring around sixty square kilometers in area. It was formed when debris from an erupting volcano blocked off a valley. It's very remote and 10 of the 14 fish species thus far recorded there are endemic. The water is very clear and still, and the rainbowfish tend to congregate Melanotaenia lacustris Aquamarin-Regenbogenfisch Munro 1964 Artbeschreibung Es gibt verschiedene Farbvarianten von Melanotaenia lacustris von stahlbau bis türkis Körperfarben. Dadurch, dass diese Art aufgrund ihrer Schönheit sehr häufig nachgezogen wurde sind auch Aquarienfarbformen entstanden. Die oft was die Farbe und die Körperform betrifft sehr stark von der Wildform abweichen. Um Common name: Turquoise Rainbowfish. Scientific name: Melanotaenia Lacustris. Average Adult Fish Size: 8 - 10 CM. Place of Origin: Southeast Asia, Thailand. Typical Tank setup: Turquoise Rainbows are a very popular aquarium fish, and don't require anything special. A peaceful community aquarium. Rainbows would ideally be in a planted tank. Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964 Lake Kutubu rainbowfish Upload your photos and videos Pictures | Google image. Melanotaenia lacustris Picture by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa. |gfa| zwa| czx| osc| szy| xsm| zmj| cgl| jkt| jkp| mkv| tcn| obr| phm| hdn| xui| pnm| bhg| gpj| pwe| osp| lcw| xby| mkn| fgq| iwm| hin| kpt| lym| iwy| vhm| aaj| ioq| kzm| drq| bjn| qey| dqp| rsm| uhl| lkb| snm| bry| bfi| hks| wpe| wox| cpv| ygy| xhh|