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Banded Rainbowfish

Reference

IB1183

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Rainbowfishes - MELANOTAENIIDAE

Common Name

Banded Rainbowfish

Scientific Name

Melanotaenia trifasciata

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Rainbowfishes occur in small groups or large schools and feed on algae, aquatic insects, their larvae and small crustaceans. They reach a maximum length of about 12 cm.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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