Bleher's rainbowfish
Bleher's rainbowfish (Chilatherina bleheri) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. Etymology It is named in honor of Heiko Bleher, a German botanist and ichthyologist. Distribution and habitat Bleher's rainbowfish is found in Lake Holmes in the lower Mamberamo system of West Papua in Indonesia. With a preference for shallow, abundant plant life, this rainbowfish lives in a foothill region surrounded by jungle. References Chilatherina Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Fish described in 1985