Melanotaenia - Australian rainbowfishes

Description

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

There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus.

Melanotaenia - Australian rainbowfishes

Classification

Description

Species

Dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)

Boeseman’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani)

Parkinson’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parkinsoni)

Lake Kuromai rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva)

Patoti’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia patoti)

Painted rainbowfish (Melanotaenia picta)

Pierucci’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pierucciae)

Pima River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pimaensis)

Pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea)

Red-finned rainbowfish (Melanotaenia rubripinnis)

Papuan rainbowfish (Melanotaenia papuae)

Oktedi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia oktediensis)

Mayland’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maylandi)

Misool rainbowfish (Melanotaenia misoolensis)

Mountain rainbowfish (Melanotaenia monticola)

Mubi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia mubiensis)

Moswaren rainbowfish (Melanotaenia multiradiata)

Melanotaenia naramasae

Blackbanded rainbowfish (Melanotaenia nigrans)

Ogilby’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia ogilbyi)

Melanotaenia rubrivittata

Red-striped rainbowfish (Melanotaenia rubrostriata)

Melanotaenia rumberponensis

Melanotaenia wanoma

Melanotaenia veoliae

Van Heurn’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia vanheurni)

Utchee rainbowfish (Melanotaenia utcheensis)

Melanotaenia urisa

Banded rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata)

Melanotaenia synergos

Melanotaenia sylvatica

Melanotaenia susii

Eastern rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida)

Northern Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia solata)

Kumawa rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sneideri)

Melanotaenia sikuensis

Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata)

Senckenberg rainbowfish (Melanotaenia senckenbergiana)

Melanotaenia sembrae

Melanotaenia salawati

Wokam rainbowfish (Melanotaenia wokamensis)

Melanotaenia manibuii

Melanotaenia fasinensis

Exquisite rainbowfish (Melanotaenia exquisita)

Susvva rainbovvfish (Melanotaenia ericrobertsi)

Lake Eacham rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis)

Crimsonspotted rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi)

Corona rainbowfish (Melanotaenia corona)

Waigeo rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae)

Blue rainbowfish (Melanotaenia caerulea)

Batanta rainbowfish (Melanotaenia batanta)

Western rainbowfish (Melanotaenia australis)

Aru rainbowfish (Melanotaenia aruensis)

Melanotaenia arguni

Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis)

Yakati rainbowfish (Melanotaenia angfa)

Melanotaenia ammeri

Whitetip rainbowfish (Melanotaenia albimarginata)

Ajamaru lakes rainbowfish (Melanotaenia ajamaruensis)

Melanotaenia flavipinnis

Murray River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis)

Sorong rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fredericki)

Lake Furnusu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia mairasi)

Macculloch’s rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maccullochi)

Melanotaenia longispina

Aifuf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia laticlavia)

Lakamora rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lakamora)

Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris)

Kola rainbowfish (Melanotaenia kolaensis)

Melanotaenia kokasensis

Melanotaenia klasioensis

Kamaka rainbowfish (Melanotaenia kamaka)

Yapen rainbowfish (Melanotaenia japenensis)

Strickland rainbowfish (Melanotaenia iris)

Irian Jaya rainbowfish (Melanotaenia irianjaya)

Lake Tebera rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)

Dwarf rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia praecox)

Boeseman’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia boesemani)

Parkinson’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia parkinsoni)

Lake Kuromai rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia parva)

Patoti’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia patoti)

Painted rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia picta)

Pierucci’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia pierucciae)

Pima River rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia pimaensis)

Pygmy rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia pygmaea)

Red-finned rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia rubripinnis)

Papuan rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia papuae)

Oktedi rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia oktediensis)

Mayland’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia maylandi)

Misool rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia misoolensis)

Mountain rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia monticola)

Mubi rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia mubiensis)

Moswaren rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia multiradiata)

Blackbanded rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia nigrans)

Ogilby’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia ogilbyi)

Red-striped rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia rubrostriata)

Van Heurn’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia vanheurni)

Utchee rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia utcheensis)

Banded rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia trifasciata)

Eastern rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia splendida)

Northern Rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia solata)

Kumawa rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia sneideri)

Fly River rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia sexlineata)

Senckenberg rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia senckenbergiana)

Wokam rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia wokamensis)

Exquisite rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia exquisita)

Susvva rainbovvfish
(Melanotaenia ericrobertsi)

Lake Eacham rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia eachamensis)

Crimsonspotted rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia duboulayi)

Corona rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia corona)

Waigeo rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia catherinae)

Blue rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia caerulea)

Batanta rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia batanta)

Western rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia australis)

Aru rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia aruensis)

Arfak rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia arfakensis)

Yakati rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia angfa)

Whitetip rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia albimarginata)

Ajamaru lakes rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia ajamaruensis)

Murray River rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia fluviatilis)

Sorong rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia fredericki)

Lake Furnusu rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia mairasi)

Macculloch’s rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia maccullochi)

Aifuf rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia laticlavia)

Lakamora rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia lakamora)

Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia lacustris)

Kola rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia kolaensis)

Kamaka rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia kamaka)

Yapen rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia japenensis)

Strickland rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia iris)

Irian Jaya rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia irianjaya)

Lake Tebera rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)

Slender rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia gracilis)

Goldie River rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia goldiei)

North New Guinea rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia affinis)

Tomoda’s catfish
(Silurus tomodai)

Ghost Shiner
(Paranotropis buchanani)

Mimic Shiner
(Paranotropis volucellus)

Letourneux's Jewel Cichlid
(Rubricatochromis letourneuxi)

Eyespot bowfin
(Amia ocellicauda)

Rio Grande Longear Sunfish
(Lepomis aquilensis)

Wongat dragonet
(Callionymus zythros)

Slender threadfin bream
(Nemipterus zysron)

Black band catfish
(Corydoras zygatus)