Sentani rainbowfish [SEP] IUCN conservation status
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
subordinate males do not display bright colours. They grow up to in size, but typically attain a smaller size of around .
Breeding.
They are an egg scattering species and they scatter their eggs among clumps of vegetation. The eggs take about 7 days to hatch.
Nutrition.
"Glossolepis incisus" is an omnivore and in captivity it will eat most common commercial aquarium foods readily. It may be slightly more carnivorous than most of the Australian rainbowfish.
Conservation status.
The IUCN Red List classifies