Pelangia mbutaensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
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]