Melanotaenia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: M. affinis – M. ajamaruensis – M. albimarginata – M. ammeri – M. angfa – M. arfakensis – M. arguni – M. aruensis – M. australis – M. batanta – M. boesemani – M. bowmani – M. caerulea – M. catherinae – M. corona – M. duboulayi – M. eachamensis – M. etnaensis – M. exquisita – M. flavipinnis – M. fluviatilis – M. fredericki – M. garylangei – M. goldiei – M. gracilis – M. grunwaldi – M. herbertaxelrodi – M. irianjaya – M. iris – M. japenensis – M. kamaka – M. klasioensis – M. kokasensis – M. kolaensis – M. lacunosa – M. lacustris – M. lakamora – M. longispina – M. maccullochi – M. mamahensis – M. manibuii – M. maylandi – M. misoolensis – M. monticola – M. mubiensis – M. naramasae – M. nigrans – M. ogilbyi – M. oktediensis – M. papuae – M. parkinsoni – M. parva – M. patoti – M. picta – M. pierucciae – M. pimaensis – M. praecox – M. pygmaea – M. rubripinnis – M. rubrivittata – M. rumberponensis – M. sembrae – M. senckenbergianus – M. sexlineata – M. sikuensis – M. sneideri – M. solata – M. splendida – M. susii – M. sylvatica – M. synergos – M. trifasciata – M. urisa – M. utcheensis – M. vanheurni – M. veoliae – M. wanoma – M. wokamensis
Name

Melanotaenia Gill, 1862

Gender: feminine

Type species: Atherina nigrans Richardson, 1843, by original designation and monotypy.
References

Gill, T. N. 1862. Notice of a collection of the fishes of California presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Mr. Samuel Hubbard. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 274–282. BHL Reference page.
Allen, G.R. & S.J. Renyaan, 1996: Three new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Triton Lakes, Irian Jaya, New Guinea. International Journal of Ichthyology 2 (2): 13–24.
Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1980. Descriptions of five new rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8(3): 377–396. BHL Reference page.

Links

Melanotaenia – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Regenbogenfische
English: Rainbowfishes

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 & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Ajamaru rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia albimarginata G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (White-tip rainbowfish) [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 & Pouyaud, 2012 (Arguni rainbowfish) [2]
Melanotaenia aruensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (Aru rainbowfish) [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 bowmani G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 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)
Melanotaenia dumasi M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Omba rainbowfish) [3]
Melanotaenia eachamensis G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1982 (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia ericrobertsi G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Suswa rainbowfish) [4]
Melanotaenia etnaensis G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Etna Bay rainbowfish) [3]
Melanotaenia exquisita G. R. Allen, 1978 (Exquisite rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia fasinensis Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis & Pouyaud, 2010 (Fasin rainbowfish) [5]
Melanotaenia flavipinnis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty & Unmack, 2014 (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) [6]
Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau, 1878) (Murray River rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia fredericki (Fowler, 1939) (Sorong rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia garylangei J. A. Graf, Herder & Hadiaty, 2015 (Gary Lange's rainbowfish) [7]
Melanotaenia goldiei (W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Goldie River rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia gracilis G. R. Allen, 1978 (Slender rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia grunwaldi G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Grunwald's rainbowfish) [3]
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi G. R. Allen, 1980 (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 (Japen rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia kamaka G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Kamaka rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia klasioensis Kadarusman, Hadiaty & Pouyaud, 2015 (Klasio Creek rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia kokasensis G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Kokas rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia kolaensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (Kola rainbowfish) [1]
Melanotaenia lacunosa G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Mbuta rainbowfish) [3]
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) [4]
Melanotaenia longispina Kadarusman, Avarre & Pouyaud, 2015 (Long-spine rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia maccullochi J. D. Ogilby, 1915 (McCulloch's rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia mairasi G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2011 (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia mamahensis G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Mamah rainbowfish) [3]
Melanotaenia manibuii Kadarusman, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 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)
Melanotaenia mubiensis G. R. Allen, 1996 (Mubi rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia multiradiata G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Moswaren rainbowfish) [4]
Melanotaenia naramasae Kadarusman, Nugraha & Pouyaud, 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 & 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 Kurumoi rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia patoti M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Patoti's rainbowfish) [1]
Melanotaenia picta G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (Painted rainbowfish) [1]
Melanotaenia pierucciae G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 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)
Melanotaenia rubripinnis G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Red-finned rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia rubrivittata G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2015 (Laser-red rainbowfish) [9]
Melanotaenia rubrostriata (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Red-striped rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia rumberponensis Kadarusman, Ogistira & Pouyaud, 2015 (Rumberpon rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia sahulensis Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (Sahul rainbowfish)[10]
Melanotaenia salawati Kadarusman, Sudarto, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2011 (Salawati rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia sembrae Kadarusman, O. Carman & Pouyaud, 2015 (Sembra rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia senckenbergianus M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Senckenberg rainbowfish) [1]
Melanotaenia sexlineata (Munro, 1964) (Fly River rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia sikuensis Kadarusman, Sudarto & Pouyaud, 2015 (Siku Creek rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia sneideri G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2013 (Kumawa rainbowfish) [11]
Melanotaenia solata W. R. Taylor, 1964 (Northern rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia splendida (W. K. H. Peters, 1866)
M. s. inornata (Castelnau, 1875) (Chequered rainbowfish)
M. s. splendida (W. K. H. Peters, 1866) (Eastern rainbowfish)
M. s. tatei (Zietz, 1896) (Desert rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia susii Kadarusman, Hubert & Pouyaud, 2015 (Susi Creek rainbowfish) [8]
Melanotaenia sylvatica G. R. Allen, 1997 (Forest rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia synergos G. R. Allen & Unmack, 2008 (Batanta Island rainbowfish) [12]
Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922) (Regal rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia urisa Kadarusman, Setia Wibawa & Pouyaud, 2012 (Urisa rainbowfish) [2]
Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigen, 2001 (Utchee Creek rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia vanheurni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
Melanotaenia veoliae Kadarusman, D. Caruso & Pouyaud, 2012 (Veolia rainbowfish) [2]
Melanotaenia wanoma Kadarusman, Ségura & Pouyaud, 2012 (Wanoma rainbowfish) [2]
Melanotaenia wisloni Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (little rainbowfish)[10]
Melanotaenia wokamensis G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 (Wokam rainbowfish) [1]

Undescribed species

Melanotaenia sp. (Running River rainbowfish)[13]

References

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. PMID 32229939. S2CID 213614859.
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)