Glossolepis Incisus
The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) is endemic to dense vegetation waters of Lake Sentani in Jayapura, 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).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.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.They are an egg scattering species and they scatter their eggs among clumps of vegetation. The eggs take about 7 days to hatch.
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