Melanotaenia
| Melanotaenia | |
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| Melanotaenia boesemani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanotaeniinae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina nigrans J. Richardson, 1843
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Aida Castelnau, 1875 | |
Melanotaenia is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.
Species[]
There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus:
- Melanotaenia affinis (M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New Guinea rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ajamaruensis G. R. Allen & , 1980 (Ajamaru rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, , & , 2015 (White-tip rainbowfish) [1]
- G. R. Allen, & , 2008 (Ammer's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia angfa G. R. Allen, 1990 (Yakati rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia arfakensis G. R. Allen, 1990 (Arfak rainbowfish)
- , & , 2012 (Arguni rainbowfish) [2]
- G. R. Allen, , & , 2015 (Aru rainbowfish) [1]
- Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau, 1875) (Western rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1998 (Batanta rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia boesemani G. R. Allen & , 1980 (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2016 (Bowman's rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia caerulea G. R. Allen, 1996 (Blue rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia catherinae (de Beaufort, 1910) (Waigeo rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia corona G. R. Allen, 1982 (Corona rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish)
- M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Omba rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia eachamensis G. R. Allen & , 1982 (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2014 (Suswa rainbowfish) [4]
- G. R. Allen, & , 2016 (Etna Bay rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia exquisita G. R. Allen, 1978 (Exquisite rainbowfish)
- , , & , 2010 (Fasin rainbowfish) [5]
- G. R. Allen, & , 2014 (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) [6]
- Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau, 1878) (Murray River rainbowfish)
- (Fowler, 1939) (Sorong rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Gary Lange's rainbowfish) [7]
- (W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Goldie River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia gracilis G. R. Allen, 1978 (Slender rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2016 (Grunwald's rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi G. R. Allen, 1980 (Lake Tebera rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, 1985 (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia iris G. R. Allen, 1987 (Strickland rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1980 (Japen rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1996 (Kamaka rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Klasio Creek rainbowfish) [8]
- G. R. Allen, & , 2008 (Kokas rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, , & , 2015 (Kola rainbowfish) [1]
- G. R. Allen, & , 2016 (Mbuta rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964 (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1996 (Lakamora rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2014 (Aifuf rainbowfish) [4]
- , & , 2015 (Long-spine rainbowfish) [8]
- J. D. Ogilby, 1915 (McCulloch's rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 2011 (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2016 (Mamah rainbowfish) [3]
- , & , 2015 (Manibui rainbowfish) [8]
- Melanotaenia maylandi G. R. Allen, 1982 (Mayland's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia misoolensis G. R. Allen, 1982 (Misool rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia monticola G. R. Allen, 1980 (Mountain rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, 1996 (Mubi rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2014 (Moswaren rainbowfish) [4]
- , & , 2015 (Naramasa rainbowfish) [8]
- Melanotaenia nigrans (J. Richardson, 1843) (Black-banded rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ogilbyi M. C. W. Weber, 1910 (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia oktediensis G. R. Allen & , 1980 (Oktedi rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia papuae G. R. Allen, 1981 (Papuan rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, 1980 (Parkinson's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia parva G. R. Allen, 1990 (Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish)
- M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Patoti's rainbowfish) [1]
- G. R. Allen, , & , 2015 (Painted rainbowfish) [1]
- G. R. Allen & , 1996 (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pimaensis G. R. Allen, 1980 (Pima River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia praecox (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Neon rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pygmaea G. R. Allen, 1978 (Pygmy rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1998 (Red-finned rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen, & , 2015 (Laser-red rainbowfish) [9]
- (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Red-striped rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Rumberpon rainbowfish) [8]
- Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (Sahul rainbowfish)[10]
- , , & , 2011 (Salawati rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Sembra rainbowfish) [8]
- M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Senckenberg rainbowfish) [1]
- Melanotaenia sexlineata (Munro, 1964) (Fly River rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Siku Creek rainbowfish) [8]
- G. R. Allen & , 2013 (Kumawa rainbowfish) [11]
- , 1964 (Northern rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida (W. K. H. Peters, 1866)
- (Castelnau, 1875) (Chequered rainbowfish)
- M. s. splendida (W. K. H. Peters, 1866) (Eastern rainbowfish)
- (Zietz, 1896) (Desert rainbowfish)
- , & , 2015 (Susi Creek rainbowfish) [8]
- G. R. Allen, 1997 (Forest rainbowfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 2008 (Batanta Island rainbowfish) [12]
- Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922) (Regal rainbowfish)
- , & , 2012 (Urisa rainbowfish) [2]
- , 2001 (Utchee Creek rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia vanheurni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
- , & , 2012 (Veolia rainbowfish) [2]
- , & , 2012 (Wanoma rainbowfish) [2]
- Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (little rainbowfish)[10]
- G. R. Allen, , & , 2015 (Wokam rainbowfish) [1]
Undescribed species[]
- Melanotaenia sp. (Running River rainbowfish)[13]
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Allen, G.R., Hadiaty, R.K., Unmack, P.J. & Erdmann, M.V. (2015): Rainbowfishes (Melanotaenia: Melanotaeniidae) of the Aru Islands, Indonesia with descriptions of five new species and redescription of M. patoti Weber and M. senckenbergianus Weber. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (2): 66-108.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kadarusman, Hadiaty, R.K., Segura, G., Setia Wibawa, G., Caruso, D. & Pouyaud, L. (2012). "Four new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Arguni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia". Cybium. 36 (2): 369–382.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Allen, G.R., Unmack, P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2016): The "Goldiei" group of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Neck Region of New Guinea (Papua and West Papua Provinces, Indonesia) with descriptions of five new species and recognition of Melanotaenia dumasi Weber. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (1): 1-32.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Allen, G.R., Unmack, P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2014): Three new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 139-158.
- ^ Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis, E. & Pouyaud, L. (2010). "Description of Melanotaenia fasinensis, a new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from West Papua, Indonesia with comments on the rediscovery of M. ajamaruensis and the endangered status of M. parva" (PDF). Cybium. 34 (2): 207–215.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Allen, G.R., Hadiaty, R.K. & Unmack, P.J. (2014): Melanotaenia flavipinnis, a new species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Misool Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (1): 35-52.
- ^ Graf, J.A., Herder, F. & Hadiaty R.K. (2015). "A New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), Melanotaenia garylangei, from Western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia)". Fishes of Sahul. 29 (2): 870–881.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, Hubert, N., Avarre, J.C., Hadiaty, R.K., Slembrouck, J., Carman, O., Sudarto, Ogistira, R. & Pouyaud, L. (2015). "Eight new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia". Cybium. 39 (2): 99–130.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Allen, G.R., Unmack P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2015). "Melanotaenia rubrivittata, a new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Northwestern Papua Province, Indonesia". Fishes of Sahul. 29 (1): 846–858.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hammer, Michael P; Allen, Gerald R; Martin, Keith C; Adams, Mark; Unmack, Peter J (2019). "Two new species of dwarf rainbowfishes (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) from northern Australia and southern New Guinea". Zootaxa. 4701 (3): 201–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4701.3.1.
- ^ Allen, G.R. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2013): Melanotaenia sneideri, a New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), from West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 137-146.
- ^ Allen, G.R. & Unmack, P.J. (2008). "A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, western New Guinea". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 13 (3–4): 109–120.
- ^ Unmack PJ (2016) Fishes of Sahul, 30(3): 1025–1032 (September 2016)
Categories:
- Melanotaenia
- Melanotaeniinae