Boeseman's Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani)
Boeseman’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani), also known as the Boesemani rainbowfish, is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. M. boesemani is endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes and their tributaries in a mountainous region of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. The specific name, boesemani, is in honour of Dutch ichthyologist Marinus Boeseman, the collector of the type…








