The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) is endemic to dense vegetation

Vegetation

Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...

 waters of Lake Sentani in Jayapura

Jayapura

Jayapura City is the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on Yos Sudarso Bay . Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,000....

, Papua. The males are bright red and with age grow a high back. Their colours change depending on their mood, but subordinate males do not display bright colours.
They grow up to 15 cm (6 inches) in size, but often attain a smaller size of around 10 cm (4 inches).

Breeding

They are an egg scattering species and they scatter their eggs among clumps of vegetation. The eggs take about 7 days to hatch.

Nutrition

Glossolepis incisus is an omnivore and will eat most common commercial aquarium foods readily. It may be slightly more carnivorous than most of the Australian Rainbowfish.

Conservation Status

The IUCN red List classed Glossolepis incisus as vulnerable. The Red List indicates that this is because of the rapidly increasing human population round this fish's only natural habitat.

External Links

• IUCN Red List
• Fishbase
• Red Rainbowfish Fact Sheet