Kumawa RainbowfishMelanotaenia sneideri

Conservation Actions

This species occurs within a natural reserve (Kadarusman pers. comm. 2019). There are no conservation actions in place for this species. Research into the population and distribution is recommended.

Location Information

The only known occurrence of this species is in the Kumawa Mountains at the southern extremity of the Bomberai Peninsula of West Papua Province, Indonesia (Allen and Hadiaty 2013, G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2019).

Geographic Range

Extant

Indonesia

Population Information

The habitat of this species undergoes fluctuations in water level and this leads to extreme fluctuations in the extent of occurrence (EOO) with at least a tenfold change in the EOO as the habitat changes from a small creek in the dry season to a lake in the wet season. The population of this species fluctuates with the water level (G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2019), but the overall population trend is unknown.

Threats

The habitat of this species undergoes fluctutations in water level, which are likely to be exacerbated by climate change.

IUCN Red List Account Link

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