Longspined Rainbowfish

Freshwater fishes

May 22

Written By Vicki Guthrie

English name: Longspined Rainbowfish

Scientific name: Melanotaenia longispina

Geographic range: Indonesia

Taxonomic group: Fish

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New roadmap sets the course for urgent conservation of freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia

New roadmap sets the course for urgent conservation of freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia

ASAP talks freshwater fish with Mike Baltzer from Shoal

ASAP talks freshwater fish with Mike Baltzer from Shoal

Urgent action needed as 16 freshwater fish in Southeast Asia declared Extinct in latest Red List update

Urgent action needed as 16 freshwater fish in Southeast Asia declared Extinct in latest Red List update

Assessing to Plan for Freshwater Fish

Assessing to Plan for Freshwater Fish

Update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: trends for ASAP Species

Update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: trends for ASAP Species

Freshwater fish - the importance of updating conservation status

Freshwater fish - the importance of updating conservation status

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