Sentani rainbowfish [SEP] parent taxon
Sentani rainbowfish
The Sentani rainbowfish ("Chilatherina sentaniensis") is a critically endangered species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia, where restricted to Lake Sentani (about 10 km west of Jayapura City) and its tributaries. It appears to have disappeared from the lake itself due to pollution and introduced species. Another rainbowfish, "Glossolepis incisus" has a similar range. Although a small population of the Sentani rainbowfish is maintained in captivity, it has frequently been confused with the
It may be small, but it harbors 34 species of fish, of which 13 are resident natives, 8 anadromous and 13 introduced. Besides having its own species of rainbowfish (Sentani rainbowfish and red rainbowfish), Lake Sentani is also home to two other fish species that cannot be found anywhere else, the Sentani gudgeon and Sentani goby. Sawfish up to were well known in the lake until the 1970s and are a common motif in traditional Sentani art, but appear to have been extirpated. Fish are extensively raised