Cairnsichthys

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Cairnsichthys is a small genus of rainbowfish native to freshwater habitats in northeastern Australia.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus
taxon
belongsToGroup rainbowfish
class Actinopterygii
climateZone tropical
commonName Cairns rainbowfishes
conservationConcern habitat degradation
describedBy Gerald R. Allen
distributionRegion Wet Tropics of Queensland
endemicTo northeastern Queensland
linked to: North Queensland
family Melanotaeniidae
finType ray-finned
foundInCountry Australia
habitat freshwater
rainforest creeks
streams
hasSpecies Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus
linked to: Cairnsichthys

Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
linked to: Cairnsichthys
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter Cairns region
linked to: Cairns Region
nativeTo Australia
Queensland
northeastern Australia
order Atheriniformes
parentTaxon Melanotaeniidae
Melanotaeniinae
linked to: Melanotaeniidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
subfamily Melanotaeniinae
linked to: Melanotaeniidae
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
linked to: Cairnsichthys
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melanotaeniidae hasGenus Cairnsichthys
Cairnsichthys typeSpecies Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
linked to: Cairnsichthys
Cairnsichthys hasSpecies Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
linked to: Cairnsichthys
Cairnsichthys hasSpecies Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus
linked to: Cairnsichthys