Glossolepis

Glossolepis
Glossolepis incisus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Melanotaeniidae
Genus:	M. C. W. Weber, 1907
Type species
Glossolepis incisus Weber, 1907

Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfishes from New Guinea.

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Glossolepis dorityi G. R. Allen, 2001 (Doritys rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis incisa M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Red rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis kabia (Herre, 1935)
• Glossolepis leggetti G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Leggett's rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis maculosus G. R. Allen, 1981 (Spotted rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis multisquamata (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Sepik rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis pseudoincisa G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Tami River rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis ramuensis G. R. Allen, 1985 (Ramu rainbowfish)
• Glossolepis wanamensis G. R. Allen & Kailola, 1979 (Lake Wanam rainbowfish)