| Lake Wanam rainbowfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Glossolepis |
| Species: | G. wanamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossolepis wanamensis Allen & Kailola, 1979 |
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The Lake Wanam rainbowfish (Glossolepis wanamensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Another of the critically endangered Rainbowfish, The Lake Wanam Rainbowfish is found in Lake Wanam, a small lake located above the Markham River Valley in Eastern Papua New Guinea. Its preferred habitat includes clear, shallow waters that are abundant in plant life and sunlight.