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🇮🇩 IndonesiaRed rainbowfish A bright red freshwater fish from Lake Sentani, Indonesia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1907

🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreMalawi eyebiter Predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi known for its narrow body and unique feeding habits.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreRainbowfish Small colourful freshwater fish from Australia and New GuineaOther · Rivers and lakes · 1894

🇮🇩 IndonesiaBoeseman's rainbowfish A colourful freshwater fish from West Papua lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇬🇦 GabonLyretail panchax Small colourful freshwater killifish from GabonLivebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreBlue lyretail A colourful West African killifish kept in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1911

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Red rainbowfish: Kyle Weber ( Namcogame at en.wikipedia ), Public domain, source
Malawi eyebiter: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
Rainbowfish: Eileen Kortright ( Roan Art ), CC BY 2.5, source
Lyretail panchax: Alexander Prokoshev, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Blue lyretail: Violaine2, France, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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