Melanotaenia oktediensis

A lower-positioned flank stripe that extends less far forward; compare with vanheurni.

Adult length

Up to 10 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)

Water temperature

23–26 °C

pH

6.5–7.5

Native range

Oceania: known only from the Ok Tedi River and its tributaries, in the Upper Fly River system of southern Papua New Guinea.

Natural habitat

Inhabits inland mountain streams.