| Eastern rainbowfish | |
|---|---|
| Male eastern rainbowfish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. splendida |
| Subspecies: | M. splendida splendida |
| Trinomial name | |
| Melanotaenia splendida splendida Peters 1866 |
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Eastern rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida splendida) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family endemic to Australia[1].
The Eastern rainbowfish can be found in river systems east of the Great Dividing Range of Queensland Australia from the Boyne River south of Gladstone to Cape York Peninsula. It is kept as a tropical aquarium fish.