Forest Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sylvatica Endangered Location: Papua New Guinea The Forest Rainbow fish lives in small, 1-3 m wide, clear, slow-flowing creeks in closed-canopy rainforest on relatively flat terrain. These typically have a mud or gravel bottom littered with leaves and log debris. The maximum size of this species is at least 5.5 cm SLContinue reading “Forest Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sylvatica”
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Indonesian Longfinned Eel Anguilla borneensis
Indonesian Longfinned Eel Anguilla borneensis Vulnerable Indonesia; Malaysia The Indonesian Longfinned Eel Anguilla borneensis is the only plain-coloured, longfinned eel found in Indonesia. Anguilla borneensis, like all anguillid eels, is susceptible to a number of, primarily anthropogenic, threats. These threats include but are not limited to; barriers to migration, climate change, habitat degradation, invasive species,Continue reading “Indonesian Longfinned Eel Anguilla borneensis”
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