The Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae.

It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary of the Strickland River, in the Fly River system.

[2] It is currently known from only five specimens collected in 1984 by D. Gwyther[3] and it was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1987.

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