Melanotaenia
| Melanotaenia | |
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| Melanotaenia boesemani | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina nigrans J. Richardson, 1843 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nematocentris Peters, 1866 | |
Melanotaenia is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.
Species
There are currently 71 recognized species in this genus:
- Melanotaenia affinis M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (North New Guinea rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ajamaruensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia albimarginata G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 [1]
- Melanotaenia ammeri G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Ammer's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia angfa G. R. Allen, 1990 (Yakati rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia arfakensis G. R. Allen, 1990 (Arfak rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia arguni Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Ségura, Setia Wibawa, D. Caruso, Pouyaud, 2012 (Arguni rainbowfish) [2]
- Melanotaenia aruensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 [1]
- Melanotaenia australis Castelnau, 1875 (Western rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia batanta G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Batanta rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia boesemani G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
- 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 (Duboulay's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia eachamensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1982 (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ericrobertsi G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Suswa rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia exquisita G. R. Allen, 1978 (Exquisite rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia fasinensis Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis & Pouyaud, 2010 (Fasin rainbowfish) [4]
- Melanotaenia flavipinnis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty & Unmack, 2014 (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) [5]
- Melanotaenia fluviatilis Castelnau, 1878 (Murray River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia fredericki Fowler, 1939 (Sorong rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia goldiei W. J. Macleay, 1883 (Goldie River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia gracilis G. R. Allen, 1978 (Slender rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi G. R. Allen, 1981 (Lake Tebera rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia irianjaya G. R. Allen, 1985 (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia iris G. R. Allen, 1987 (Strickland rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia japenensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Yapen rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia kamaka G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Kamaka rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia kolaensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 [1]
- Melanotaenia kokasensis G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Kokas rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964 (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia lakamora G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Lakamora rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia laticlavia G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Aifuf rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia maccullochi J. D. Ogilby, 1915 (MacCulloch's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia mairasi G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2011 (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia maylandi G. R. Allen, 1983 (Mayland's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia misoolensis G. R. Allen, 1982 (Misool rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia monticola G. R. Allen, 1980 (Mountain rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia mubiensis G. R. Allen, 1996 (Mubi rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia multiradiata G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Moswaren rainbowfish) [3]
- Melanotaenia nigrans J. Richardson, 1843 (Black-banded rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ogilbyi M. C. W. Weber, 1910 (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia oktediensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Oktedi rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia papuae G. R. Allen, 1981 (Papuan rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia parkinsoni G. R. Allen, 1980 (Parkinson's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia parva G. R. Allen, 1990 (Lake Kuromai rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia patoti M. C. W. Weber, 1907 [1]
- Melanotaenia picta G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 [1]
- Melanotaenia pierucciae G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pimaensis G. R. Allen, 1981 (Pima River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia praecox M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 (Dwarf rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pygmaea G. R. Allen, 1978 (Pygmy rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia rubripinnis G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Red-finned rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia rubrivittata G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2015 [6]
- Melanotaenia rubrostriata E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886 (Red-striped rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia salawati Kadarusman, Sudarto, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2011 (Salawati rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia senckenbergianus M. C. W. Weber, 1911 [1]
- Melanotaenia sexlineata Munro, 1964 (Fly River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia sneideri G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2013 (Kumawa rainbowfish) [7]
- Melanotaenia solata W. R. Taylor, 1964 (Northern rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida W. K. H. Peters, 1866
- M. s. inornata Castelnau, 1875 (Checkered rainbowfish)
- M. s. splendida W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Eastern rainbowfish)
- M. s. tatei Zietz (fi), 1896 (Desert rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia sylvatica G. R. Allen, 1997 (Forest rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia synergos G. R. Allen & Unmack, 2008 (Batanta Island rainbowfish) [8]
- Melanotaenia trifasciata Rendahl (de), 1922 (Banded rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia urisa Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Ségura, Setia Wibawa, D. Caruso, Pouyaud, 2012 (Urisa rainbowfish) [2]
- Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigen, 2001 (Utchee rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia vanheurni M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia veoliae Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Ségura, Setia Wibawa, D. Caruso, Pouyaud, 2012 (Veolia rainbowfish) [2]
- Melanotaenia wanoma Kadarusman, Hadiaty, Ségura, Setia Wibawa, D. Caruso, Pouyaud, 2012 (Wanoma rainbowfish) [2]
- Melanotaenia wokamensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 [1]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.