| Bleher's rainbowfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Chilatherina |
| Species: | C. bleheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilatherina bleheri Allen, 1985 |
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Bleher's rainbowfish (Chilatherina bleheri) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. Distribution: Bleher’s rainbowfish is found in both Australia’s Lake Holmes and the lower Mamberamo system of West Papua in Indonesia. With a preference for shallow, abundant plant life and rocky streams, this stunning rainbowfish lives in mountainous regions surrounded by jungle.