Common Name: Ornate Paradise fish
Scientific Name: Malpulutta kretseri
Animal Family: Osphronemidae
Found where: South- western ichthyological province.
Population: Vulnerable
Description: In length about 10cm the surface of the lake has a bright green color and the lateral sides have a red color mixed with silver. Also 3 black spots can be seen laterally. The dorsal fin of the male is filamentous and has a bright teal green spot near the tip. Male fish are smaller and more colorful than female fish.
Habitat: It inhabit shallow, slow-flowing streams in forested areas shaded with plentiful vegetation near the edges.
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