Glossolepis leggetti, also known as Leggett's rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae.Allen, G.R. and S.J. Renyaan, 1998. Three new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Irian Jaya, Indonesia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(2):69-80. It is only found in the Wapoga River system of northern Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Description Glossolepis leggetti can reach a standard length of .
Etymology This species is named in honour of Australian aquarist-naturalist Ray Leggett (b. 1936), in recognition of his contributions to further the knowledge of freshwater fishes in the New Guinea-Australia region.
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