| Blue rainbowfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | M. careulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotaenia caerulea Allen, 1996 |
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Melanotaenia caerulea is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Papua New-Guinea. It is found mostly in the lower and middle Kikori drainage system