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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Italic title}}{{Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = ''Melanotaenia''
| image = Red m boesemani.jpg
| image = Red m boesemani.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Melanotaenia boesemani''
| image_caption = ''Melanotaenia boesemani''
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Melanotaenia
| authority = [[Theodore Nicholas Gill|T. N. Gill]], 1862
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Atheriniformes]]
| familia = [[Melanotaeniidae]]
| genus = '''''Melanotaenia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Theodore Gill|T. N. Gill]], 1862
| type_species = ''Atherina nigrans''
| type_species = ''Atherina nigrans''
| type_species_authority = J. Richardson, 1843
| type_species_authority = J. Richardson, 1843
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
''Aida'' <small>[[François-Louis_Laporte,_comte_de_Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875</small><br />
''Aidaprora'' <small>Whitley, 1935</small><br />
''Amneris'' <small>Whitley, 1935</small><br />
''Anisocentrus'' <small>Regan, 1914</small><br />
''Aristeus'' <small>[[François-Louis_Laporte,_comte_de_Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1878</small><br />
''Charisella'' <small>Fowler, 1939</small><br />
''Nematocentris'' <small>Peters, 1866</small><br />
''Nematocentris'' <small>Peters, 1866</small><br />
''Strabo'' <small>Kner & Steindachner, 1867</small><br />
''Neoatherina'' <small>[[François-Louis_Laporte,_comte_de_Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875</small><br />
''Zantecla'' <small>Castelnau, 1873</small><br />
''Aida'' <small>Castelnau, 1875</small><br />
''Neoatherina'' <small>Castelnau, 1875</small><br />
''Aristeus'' <small>Castelnau, 1878</small><br />
''Rhombatractus'' <small>Gill, 1894</small><br />
''Rhombatractus'' <small>Gill, 1894</small><br />
''Anisocentrus'' <small>Regan, 1914</small><br />
''Rhombosoma'' <small>Regan, 1914</small><br />
''Rhombosoma'' <small>Regan, 1914</small><br />
''Aidaprora'' <small>Whitley, 1935</small><br />
''Strabo'' <small>Kner & Steindachner, 1867</small><br />
''Amneris'' <small>Whitley, 1935</small><br />
''Zantecla'' <small>[[François-Louis_Laporte,_comte_de_Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1873</small>
''Charisella'' <small>Fowler, 1939</small>
}}
}}


'''''Melanotaenia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[rainbowfish]] from [[Australia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and nearby smaller islands.
'''''Melanotaenia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[rainbowfish]] from [[Australia]], Indonesia (West Papua), [[New Guinea]], and nearby smaller [[island]]s.


==Species==
==Species==
There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:
There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus:
* ''[[Melanotaenia affinis]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1907</small> (New Guinea rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia affinis]]'' <small>([[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1908)</small> (New Guinea rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ajamaruensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Ajamaru rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ajamaruensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Ajamaru rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia albimarginata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Whitetip rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia albimarginata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (White-tip rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia ammeri]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2008</small> (Ammer's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ammeri]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2008</small> (Ammer's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia angfa]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1990</small> (Angfa rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia angfa]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1990</small> (Yakati rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia arfakensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1990</small> (Arfak rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia arfakensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1990</small> (Arfak rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia arguni]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Arguni rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia arguni]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Arguni rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012>{{cite journal | author = Kadarusman, Hadiaty, R.K., Segura, G., Setia Wibawa, G., Caruso, D. & Pouyaud, L. | year = 2012 | title = Four new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Arguni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia | journal = Cybium | volume = 36 | issue = 2| pages = 369–382 }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia aruensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Aru rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia aruensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Aru rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia australis]]'' <small>[[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875</small> (Western rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia australis]]'' <small>([[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875)</small> (Western rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia batanta]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1998</small> (Batanta rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia batanta]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1998</small> (Batanta rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia boesemani]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia boesemani]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia bowmani]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2016</small> (Bowman's rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia caerulea]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1996</small> (Blue rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia caerulea]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1996</small> (Blue rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia catherinae]]'' <small>[[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1910</small> (Waigeo rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia catherinae]]'' <small>([[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1910)</small> (Waigeo rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia corona]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1982</small> (Corona rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia corona]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1982</small> (Corona rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia duboulayi]]'' <small>[[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1878</small> (Crimsonspotted rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia duboulayi]]'' <small>([[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1878)</small> (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia dumasi]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1907</small> (Omba rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia eachamensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1982</small> (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia eachamensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1982</small> (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ericrobertsi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Suswa rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia ericrobertsi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Suswa rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia etnaensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2016</small> (Etna Bay rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia exquisita]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Exquisite rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia exquisita]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Exquisite rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia fasinensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]], [[Emmanuel Paradis|Paradis]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2010</small> (Fasin rainbowfish) <ref>{{cite journal | journal = Cybium, | volume = 34 | issue = 2 | year = 2010 | pages = 207–215 | title = 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'' | author = Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis, E. & Pouyaud, L. | url = http://sfi.mnhn.fr/cybium/numeros/2010/342/14-Kadarusman%20655.pdf}}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia fasinensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]], [[Emmanuel Paradis|Paradis]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2010</small> (Fasin rainbowfish) <ref>{{cite journal | journal = Cybium | volume = 34 | issue = 2 | year = 2010 | pages = 207–215 | title = 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'' | author = Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis, E. & Pouyaud, L. | url = http://sfi.mnhn.fr/cybium/numeros/2010/342/14-Kadarusman%20655.pdf}}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia flavipinnis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]], 2014</small> (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014a>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia flavipinnis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]], 2014</small> (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014a>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia fluviatilis]]'' <small>[[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1878</small> (Murray River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia fluviatilis]]'' <small>([[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1878)</small> (Murray River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia fredericki]]'' <small>[[Henry Weed Fowler|Fowler]], 1939</small> (Sorong rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia fredericki]]'' <small>([[Henry Weed Fowler|Fowler]], 1939)</small> (Sorong rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia garylangei]]'' <small>[[Johannes A. Graf|J. A. Graf]], [[Fabian Herder|Herder]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2015</small> (Gary Lange's rainbowfish) <ref name=Graf2015>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia garylangei]]'' <small>[[Johannes A. Graf|J. A. Graf]], [[Fabian Herder|Herder]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2015</small> (Gary Lange's rainbowfish) <ref name=Graf2015>{{cite journal | author = Graf, J.A., Herder, F. & Hadiaty R.K. | year = 2015 | title = A New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), ''Melanotaenia garylangei'', from Western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia) | journal = Fishes of Sahul | volume = 29 | issue = 2| pages = 870–881 }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia goldiei]]'' <small>[[William John Macleay|W. J. Macleay]], 1883</small> (Goldie River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia goldiei]]'' <small>([[William John Macleay|W. J. Macleay]], 1883)</small> (Goldie River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia gracilis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Slender rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia gracilis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Slender rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1981</small> (Lake Tebera rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia grunwaldi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2016</small> (Grunwald's rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1980</small> (Lake Tebera rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia irianjaya]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1985</small> (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia irianjaya]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1985</small> (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia iris]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1987</small> (Strickland rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia iris]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1987</small> (Strickland rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia japenensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Japen rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia japenensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Japen rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia kamaka]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Kamaka rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia kamaka]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Kamaka rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia klasioensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Klasio Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia klasioensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Klasio Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015>{{cite journal | author = Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, Hubert, N., Avarre, J.C., Hadiaty, R.K., Slembrouck, J., Carman, O., Sudarto, Ogistira, R. & Pouyaud, L. | year = 2015 | title = Eight new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia | journal = Cybium| volume = 39 | issue = 2| pages = 99–130 }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia kokasensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2008</small> (Kokas rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia kokasensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2008</small> (Kokas rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia kolaensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Kola rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia kolaensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Kola rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia lacunosa]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2016</small> (Mbuta rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia lacustris]]'' <small>[[Ian Stafford Ross Munro|Munro]], 1964</small> (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia lacustris]]'' <small>[[Ian Stafford Ross Munro|Munro]], 1964</small> (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia lakamora]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Lakamora rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia lakamora]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Lakamora rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia laticlavia]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Aifuf rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia laticlavia]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Aifuf rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia longispina]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Jean-Christophe Avarre|Avarre]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Longspine rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia longispina]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Jean-Christophe Avarre|Avarre]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Long-spine rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia maccullochi]]'' <small>[[James Douglas Ogilby|J. D. Ogilby]], 1915</small> (McCulloch's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia maccullochi]]'' <small>[[James Douglas Ogilby|J. D. Ogilby]], 1915</small> (McCulloch's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia mairasi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2011</small> (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia mairasi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2011</small> (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia mamahensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2016</small> (Mamah rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2016/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia manibuii]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Jacques Slembrouck|Slembrouck]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Manibui rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia manibuii]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Jacques Slembrouck|Slembrouck]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Manibui rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia maylandi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1983</small> (Mayland's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia maylandi]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1982</small> (Mayland's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia misoolensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1982</small> (Misool rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia misoolensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1982</small> (Misool rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia monticola]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1980</small> (Mountain rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia monticola]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1980</small> (Mountain rainbowfish)
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* ''[[Melanotaenia multiradiata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Moswaren rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia multiradiata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2014</small> (Moswaren rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2014b/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia naramasae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Media Fitri Isma Nugraha|Nugraha]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Naramasa rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia naramasae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Media Fitri Isma Nugraha|Nugraha]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Naramasa rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia nigrans]]'' <small>[[John Richardson (naturalist)|J. Richardson]], 1843</small> (Black-banded rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia nigrans]]'' <small>([[John Richardson (naturalist)|J. Richardson]], 1843)</small> (Black-banded rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ogilbyi]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1910</small> (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia ogilbyi]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1910</small> (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia oktediensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Oktedi rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia oktediensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Norbert J. Cross|N. J. Cross]], 1980</small> (Oktedi rainbowfish)
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* ''[[Melanotaenia picta]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Painted rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia picta]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Painted rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia pierucciae]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia pierucciae]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1996</small> (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia pimaensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1981</small> (Pima River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia pimaensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1980</small> (Pima River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia praecox]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]] & [[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1922</small> (Neon rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia praecox]]'' <small>([[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]] & [[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1922)</small> (Neon rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia pygmaea]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Pygmy rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia pygmaea]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1978</small> (Pygmy rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubripinnis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1998</small> (Red-finned rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubripinnis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Samuel Jafet Renyaan|Renyaan]], 1998</small> (Red-finned rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubrivittata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2015</small> (Laser red rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015a>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubrivittata]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2015</small> (Laser-red rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015a>{{cite journal | author = Allen, G.R., Unmack P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. | year = 2015 | title = ''Melanotaenia rubrivittata'', a new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Northwestern Papua Province, Indonesia | journal = Fishes of Sahul | volume = 29 | issue = 1| pages = 846–858 }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubrostriata]]'' <small>[[Edward Pierson Ramsay|E. P. Ramsay]] & [[James Douglas Ogilby|J. D. Ogilby]], 1886</small> (Red-striped rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia rubrostriata]]'' <small>([[Edward Pierson Ramsay|E. P. Ramsay]] & [[James Douglas Ogilby|J. D. Ogilby]], 1886)</small> (Red-striped rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia rumberponensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Ran Ogistira|Ogistira]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Rumberpon rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia rumberponensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Ran Ogistira|Ogistira]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Rumberpon rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sahulensis]]'' <small>Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019</small> (Sahul rainbowfish)<ref name=hammer-et-al-2019>{{cite journal |last1=Hammer |first1=Michael P |last2=Allen |first2=Gerald R |last3=Martin |first3=Keith C |last4=Adams |first4=Mark |last5=Unmack |first5=Peter J |year=2019 |title=Two new species of dwarf rainbowfishes (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) from northern Australia and southern New Guinea |journal=Zootaxa |volume=4701 |issue=3 |pages=201–234 |url=https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4701.3.1 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4701.3.1|pmid=32229939 |s2cid=213614859 }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia salawati]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]], [[Jacques Slembrouck|Slembrouck]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2011</small> (Salawati rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia salawati]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]], [[Jacques Slembrouck|Slembrouck]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2011</small> (Salawati rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia sembrae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Odang Carman|O. Carman]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Sembra rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sembrae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Odang Carman|O. Carman]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Sembra rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia senckenbergianus]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1911</small> (Senckenberg rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia senckenbergianus]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]], 1911</small> (Senckenberg rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sexlineata]]'' <small>[[Ian Stafford Ross Munro|Munro]], 1964</small> (Fly River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia sexlineata]]'' <small>([[Ian Stafford Ross Munro|Munro]], 1964)</small> (Fly River rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia sikuensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Siku Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sikuensis]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Tomy Sudarto|Sudarto]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Siku Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sneideri]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2013</small> (Kumawa rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2013>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sneideri]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], 2013</small> (Kumawa rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2013>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.''</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia solata]]'' <small>[[William Ralph Taylor|W. R. Taylor]], 1964</small> (Northern rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia solata]]'' <small>[[William Ralph Taylor|W. R. Taylor]], 1964</small> (Northern rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia splendida]]'' <small>[[Wilhelm Peters|W. K. H. Peters]], 1866</small>
* ''[[Melanotaenia splendida]]'' <small>([[Wilhelm Peters|W. K. H. Peters]], 1866)</small>
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida inornata|M. s. inornata]]'' <small>[[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875</small> (Chequered rainbowfish)
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida inornata|M. s. inornata]]'' <small>([[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1875)</small> (Chequered rainbowfish)
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida splendida|M. s. splendida]]'' <small>[[Wilhelm Peters|W. K. H. Peters]], 1866</small> (Eastern rainbowfish)
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida splendida|M. s. splendida]]'' <small>([[Wilhelm Peters|W. K. H. Peters]], 1866)</small> (Eastern rainbowfish)
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida tatei|M. s. tatei]]'' <small>[[Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz|Zietz]] ([[:fi:Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz|fi]]), 1896</small> (Desert rainbowfish)
** ''[[Melanotaenia splendida tatei|M. s. tatei]]'' <small>([[Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz|Zietz]], 1896)</small> (Desert rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia susii]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Nicolas Hubert|Hubert]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Susi Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia susii]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Nicolas Hubert (ichthyologist)|Hubert]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2015</small> (Susi Creek rainbowfish) <ref name=Nugraha2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia sylvatica]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1997</small> (Forest rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia sylvatica]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], 1997</small> (Forest rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia synergos]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]], 2008</small> (Batanta Island rainbowfish) <ref>{{cite journal | journal = aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, | volume = 13 | issue = 3-4 | year = 2008 | pages = 109–120 | title = A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: ''Melanotaenia''), from Batanta Island, western New Guinea | author = Allen, G.R. & Unmack, P.J.}}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia synergos]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]] & [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]], 2008</small> (Batanta Island rainbowfish) <ref>{{cite journal | journal = Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology | volume = 13 | issue = 3–4 | year = 2008 | pages = 109–120 | title = A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: ''Melanotaenia''), from Batanta Island, western New Guinea |author1=Allen, G.R. |author2=Unmack, P.J. |name-list-style=amp }}</ref>
* ''[[Melanotaenia trifasciata]]'' <small>[[Carl Hialmar Rendahl|Rendahl]] ([[:de:Hialmar Rendahl|de]]), 1922</small> (Regal rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia trifasciata]]'' <small>([[Hialmar Rendahl|Rendahl]], 1922)</small> (Regal rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia urisa]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Gigih Setia Wibawa|Setia Wibawa]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Urisa rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia urisa]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Gigih Setia Wibawa|Setia Wibawa]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Urisa rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia utcheensis]]'' <small>[[Katrina Louise McGuigen|McGuigen]], 2001</small> (Utchee Creek rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia utcheensis]]'' <small>[[Katrina Louise McGuigen|McGuigen]], 2001</small> (Utchee Creek rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia vanheurni]]'' <small>[[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]] & [[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1922</small> (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia vanheurni]]'' <small>([[Max Carl Wilhelm Weber|M. C. W. Weber]] & [[Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort|de Beaufort]], 1922)</small> (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
* ''[[Melanotaenia veoliae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Domenico Caruso (ichthyologist)|D. Caruso]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Veolia rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia veoliae]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Domenico Caruso (ichthyologist)|D. Caruso]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Veolia rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia wanoma]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Gilles Ségura|Ségura]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Wanoma rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia wanoma]]'' <small>[[Kadarusman]], [[Gilles Ségura|Ségura]] & [[Laurent Pouyaud|Pouyaud]], 2012</small> (Wanoma rainbowfish) <ref name=Kadarusman2012/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia wisloni]]'' <small>Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019</small> (little rainbowfish)<ref name=hammer-et-al-2019/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia wokamensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Wokam rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>
* ''[[Melanotaenia wokamensis]]'' <small>[[Gerald R. Allen|G. R. Allen]], [[Renny Kurnia Hadiaty|Hadiaty]], [[Peter J. Unmack|Unmack]] & [[Mark van Nydeck Erdmann|Erdmann]], 2015</small> (Wokam rainbowfish) <ref name=Allen2015/>

==Undescribed species==
* ''Melanotaenia'' sp. ([[Running River rainbowfish]])<ref name=FOS2>Unmack PJ (2016) ''Fishes of Sahul'', '''30'''(3): 1025–1032 (September 2016)</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 23 June 2024

Melanotaenia
Melanotaenia boesemani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Synonyms

Aida Castelnau, 1875
Aidaprora Whitley, 1935
Amneris Whitley, 1935
Anisocentrus Regan, 1914
Aristeus Castelnau, 1878
Charisella Fowler, 1939
Nematocentris Peters, 1866
Neoatherina Castelnau, 1875
Rhombatractus Gill, 1894
Rhombosoma Regan, 1914
Strabo Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Zantecla Castelnau, 1873

Melanotaenia is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.

Species

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There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus:

Undescribed species

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ 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. PMID 32229939. S2CID 213614859.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Unmack PJ (2016) Fishes of Sahul, 30(3): 1025–1032 (September 2016)