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Melanotaenia novaeguineae

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

→Stable

Group

Fishes

Family

MELANOTAENIIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (3)

Mining & quarrying

Code: 3.2

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Code: 8.1

Ongoing

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Code: 9.3

Ongoing
Habitats (1)

Forest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowland

Code: iucn-1.6 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (1)
PGPapua New Guinea
Conservation Actions (1)

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

ATHERINIFORMES

Family

MELANOTAENIIDAE

Genus

Melanotaenia