Pelangia mbutaensis
Species of fish
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Pelangia mbutaensis is a species of rainbowfish endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.[2] This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1988 from types collected from the Lake Mbuta Basin which lies about 8 kilometers northwest of Etna Bay in West Papua.[3] It is the only known member of its genus,[4] the name Pelangia is derived from the Indonesian word for "rainbow" and the specific name refers to the type locality, the swampy basin of Lake Mbuta.[5]
| Pelangia mbutaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Suborder: | Atherinoidei |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Pelangia G. R. Allen, 1998 |
| Species: | P. mbutaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelangia mbutaensis G. R. Allen, 1998 | |
