Van Heurn's rainbowfish

van Heurn's rainbowfish is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family.

The Van Heurn's rainbowfish lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Van Heurn's Rainbowfish was scientifically described by Weber & Beaufort in 1922. Its scientific name is Melanotaenia vanheurni. It was found in 1920 by a Dutch zoologist and explorer named Van Heurn. More

van Heurn's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia vanheurni) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Source - * World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Melanotaenia vanheurni. More

Common names

Isosateenkaarikala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Van Heurn's rainbowfish in English
范氏虹銀漢魚 in Mandarin Chinese
范氏虹银汉鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Atheriniformes
Family : Melanotaeniidae
Genus : Melanotaenia
Species : Melanotaenia vanheurni
Authority : Weber and de Beaufort,1922