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Family: Melanotaeniidae Rainbowfishes, blue eyes



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91 species (see list below)

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Oceania
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
[Cairns rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
 
Chilatherina alleni
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Chilatherina axelrodi
[Axelrod's rainbowfish]

Photo by Prins, E.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Chilatherina bleheri Allen, 1985

Photo by Prins, E.
 
Chilatherina bleheri
[Bleher's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Chilatherina bulolo
[Bulolo rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Chilatherina campsi
[Highlands rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Chilatherina crassispinosa
[Silver rainbowfish]

Photo by Judy, T.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Chilatherina fasciata (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Judy, T.
 
Chilatherina fasciata
[Barred rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chilatherina lorentzii
[Lorentz's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
 
Chilatherina pagwiensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Chilatherina pricei
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chilatherina sentaniensis
[Sentani rainbowfish]

Photo by Bukkems, J.

Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Glossolepis dorityi Allen, 2001

Photo by Bukkems, J.
 
Glossolepis dorityi
[]

Photo by Malkowski, P.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Glossolepis incisus Weber, 1907

Photo by Malkowski, P.
 
Glossolepis incisus
[Red rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Glossolepis kabia
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Glossolepis leggetti
[Leggett's rainbowfish]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Oceania
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Glossolepis maculosus Allen, 1981

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Glossolepis maculosus
[Spotted rainbowfish]

Photo by Baesler, S.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Glossolepis multisquamata (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922)

Photo by Baesler, S.
 
Glossolepis multisquamata
[Sepik rainbowfish]

Photo by Baesler, S.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Glossolepis pseudoincisus Allen & Cross, 1980

Photo by Baesler, S.
 
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
[Tami River rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Glossolepis ramuensis Allen, 1985

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Glossolepis ramuensis
[Ramu rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Glossolepis wanamensis Allen & Kailola, 1979

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Glossolepis wanamensis
[Lake Wanam rainbowfish]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Iriatherina werneri Meinken, 1974

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Iriatherina werneri
[Threadfin rainbowfish]

Photo by AquaNet

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia affinis (Weber, 1907)

Photo by AquaNet
 
Melanotaenia affinis
[North New Guinea rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
[Ajamaru lakes rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia albimarginata
[Whitetip rainbowfish]
No picture found
South East Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia ammeri
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia angfa
[Yakati rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Melanotaenia arfakensis Allen, 1990

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia arfakensis
[Arfak rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia arguni
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia aruensis
[Aru rainbowfish]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau, 1875)

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Melanotaenia australis
[Western rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia batanta
[Batanta rainbowfish]

Photo by Anderson,T.

Asia
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980

Photo by Anderson,T.
 
Melanotaenia boesemani
[Boeseman's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia caerulea
[Blue rainbowfish]

Photo by Judy, T.

Asia
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia catherinae (de Beaufort, 1910)

Photo by Judy, T.
 
Melanotaenia catherinae
[Waigeo rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia corona
[Corona rainbowfish]

Photo by Cox, R.

Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878)

Photo by Cox, R.
 
Melanotaenia duboulayi
[Crimsonspotted rainbowfish]

Photo by Aland, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross, 1982

Photo by Aland, G.
 
Melanotaenia eachamensis
[Lake Eacham rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia exquisita
[Exquisite rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
 
Melanotaenia fasinensis
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
[Murray River rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia fredericki
[Sorong rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia garylangei
[]

Photo by Judy, T.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay, 1883)

Photo by Judy, T.
 
Melanotaenia goldiei
[Goldie River rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia gracilis
[Slender rainbowfish]

Photo by Macaraig, J.M.

Oceania
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Allen, 1981

Photo by Macaraig, J.M.
 
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
[Lake Tebera rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia irianjaya Allen, 1985

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia irianjaya
[Irian Jaya rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia iris
[Strickland rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia japenensis
[Yapen rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Melanotaenia kamaka Allen & Renyaan, 1996

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia kamaka
[Kamaka rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
 
Melanotaenia kokasensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia kolaensis
[Kola rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia lacustris
[Lake Kutubu rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia lakamora
[Lakamora rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia maccullochi
[Macculloch's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
 
Melanotaenia mairasi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia maylandi
[Mayland's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia misoolensis
[Misool rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia monticola
[Mountain rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia mubiensis
[Mubi rainbowfish]

Photo by Baesler, S.

Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by Baesler, S.
 
Melanotaenia nigrans
[Blackbanded rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Melanotaenia ogilbyi Weber, 1910

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia ogilbyi
[Ogilby's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia oktediensis
[Oktedi rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia papuae
[Papuan rainbowfish]

Photo by Aland, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Melanotaenia parkinsoni Allen, 1980

Photo by Aland, G.
 
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
[Parkinson's rainbowfish]

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia parva Allen, 1990

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.
 
Melanotaenia parva
[Lake Kuromai rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia patoti
[Patoti’s rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia picta
[Painted rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia pierucciae
[Pierucci's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia pimaensis
[Pima River rainbowfish]

Photo by Cox, R.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Melanotaenia praecox (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922)

Photo by Cox, R.
 
Melanotaenia praecox
[Dwarf rainbowfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia pygmaea Allen, 1978

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia pygmaea
[Pygmy rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia rubripinnis
[Red-finned rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia rubrivittata
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia rubrostriata
[Red-striped rainbowfish]
No picture found
South East Asia
 
Melanotaenia salawati
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia senckenbergianus
[Senckenberg rainbowfish]

Photo by Judy, T.

Oceania
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Melanotaenia sexlineata (Munro, 1964)

Photo by Judy, T.
 
Melanotaenia sexlineata
[Fly River rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia solata
[Northern Rainbowfish]

Photo by Prins, E.

Oceania
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Melanotaenia splendida (Peters, 1866)

Photo by Prins, E.
 
Melanotaenia splendida
[Eastern rainbowfish]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia sylvatica
[]

Photo by Giles, L.

Asia
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Melanotaenia synergos Allen & Unmack, 2008

Photo by Giles, L.
 
Melanotaenia synergos
[]

Photo by Macaraig, J.M.

Oceania
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922)

Photo by Macaraig, J.M.
 
Melanotaenia trifasciata
[Banded rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia urisa
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Oceania

Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Melanotaenia utcheensis
[Utchee rainbowfish]

Photo by Germeau, G.

Asia
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Melanotaenia vanheurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922)

Photo by Germeau, G.
 
Melanotaenia vanheurni
[Van Heurn's rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia veoliae
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia wanoma
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Melanotaenia wokamensis
[Wokam rainbowfish]
No picture found
Asia
 
Pelangia mbutaensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Oceania
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, 1914

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Rhadinocentrus ornatus
[Ornate rainbowfish]
91 Species of Family Melanotaeniidae
(Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1928 Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish Oceania 8.5 SL
1997 Chilatherina alleni Asia
1979 Chilatherina axelrodi Axelrod's rainbowfish Oceania 7 SL
1985 Chilatherina bleheri Bleher's rainbowfish Asia 12 SL
1938 Chilatherina bulolo Bulolo rainbowfish Oceania 7 SL
1957 Chilatherina campsi Highlands rainbowfish Oceania 7.5 SL
1913 Chilatherina crassispinosa Silver rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 11 SL
1913 Chilatherina fasciata Barred rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 11 SL
1907 Chilatherina lorentzii Lorentz's rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 10 SL
2012 Chilatherina pagwiensis Oceania
1996 Chilatherina pricei Asia 8.9 SL
1907 Chilatherina sentaniensis Sentani rainbowfish Asia 10 SL
2001 Glossolepis dorityi Asia 11.5 SL
1907 Glossolepis incisus Red rainbowfish Asia 12 SL
1935 Glossolepis kabia Oceania 8.2 SL
1998 Glossolepis leggetti Leggett's rainbowfish Asia 9.3 SL
1981 Glossolepis maculosus Spotted rainbowfish Oceania 5 SL
1922 Glossolepis multisquamata Sepik rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 12 SL
1980 Glossolepis pseudoincisus Tami River rainbowfish Asia 8 SL
1985 Glossolepis ramuensis Ramu rainbowfish Oceania 6.5 SL
1979 Glossolepis wanamensis Lake Wanam rainbowfish Oceania 9 SL
1974 Iriatherina werneri Threadfin rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 4 SL
1907 Melanotaenia affinis North New Guinea rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 11.5 SL
1980 Melanotaenia ajamaruensis Ajamaru lakes rainbowfish Asia 8.5 SL
2015 Melanotaenia albimarginata Whitetip rainbowfish Asia 9.1 SL
2008 Melanotaenia ammeri South East Asia 8.2 SL
1990 Melanotaenia angfa Yakati rainbowfish Asia 12 SL
1990 Melanotaenia arfakensis Arfak rainbowfish Asia 8 SL
2012 Melanotaenia arguni Asia 7.3 SL
2015 Melanotaenia aruensis Aru rainbowfish Asia 7.6 SL
1875 Melanotaenia australis Western rainbowfish Oceania 11 SL
1998 Melanotaenia batanta Batanta rainbowfish Asia 8.7 SL
1980 Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman's rainbowfish Asia 9 SL
1996 Melanotaenia caerulea Blue rainbowfish Oceania 6.2 SL
1910 Melanotaenia catherinae Waigeo rainbowfish Asia 7.5 SL
1982 Melanotaenia corona Corona rainbowfish Asia 10 SL
1878 Melanotaenia duboulayi Crimsonspotted rainbowfish Oceania 11 SL
1982 Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham rainbowfish Oceania 6.5 SL
1978 Melanotaenia exquisita Exquisite rainbowfish Oceania 7.5 SL
2010 Melanotaenia fasinensis Asia
1878 Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray River rainbowfish Oceania 11 SL
1939 Melanotaenia fredericki Sorong rainbowfish Asia 9 SL
2015 Melanotaenia garylangei Asia 7.8 SL
1883 Melanotaenia goldiei Goldie River rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 11.5 SL
1978 Melanotaenia gracilis Slender rainbowfish Oceania 7.5 SL
1981 Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Lake Tebera rainbowfish Oceania 9 SL
1985 Melanotaenia irianjaya Irian Jaya rainbowfish Asia 8.5 SL
1987 Melanotaenia iris Strickland rainbowfish Oceania 10 SL
1980 Melanotaenia japenensis Yapen rainbowfish Asia 7.7 SL
1996 Melanotaenia kamaka Kamaka rainbowfish Asia 6.1 SL
2008 Melanotaenia kokasensis Asia
2015 Melanotaenia kolaensis Kola rainbowfish Asia 7.9 SL
1964 Melanotaenia lacustris Lake Kutubu rainbowfish Oceania 10 SL
1996 Melanotaenia lakamora Lakamora rainbowfish Asia 5.5 SL
1915 Melanotaenia maccullochi Macculloch's rainbowfish Oceania 7 SL
2011 Melanotaenia mairasi Asia
1983 Melanotaenia maylandi Mayland's rainbowfish Asia 9 SL
1982 Melanotaenia misoolensis Misool rainbowfish Asia 6 SL
1980 Melanotaenia monticola Mountain rainbowfish Oceania 8 SL
1996 Melanotaenia mubiensis Mubi rainbowfish Oceania 9.3 SL
1843 Melanotaenia nigrans Blackbanded rainbowfish Oceania 10 TL
1910 Melanotaenia ogilbyi Ogilby's rainbowfish Asia 7 SL
1980 Melanotaenia oktediensis Oktedi rainbowfish Oceania 10 SL
1981 Melanotaenia papuae Papuan rainbowfish Oceania 6.5 SL
1980 Melanotaenia parkinsoni Parkinson's rainbowfish Oceania 11 SL
1990 Melanotaenia parva Lake Kuromai rainbowfish Asia 5.5 SL
1907 Melanotaenia patoti Patoti’s rainbowfish Asia 8.8 SL
2015 Melanotaenia picta Painted rainbowfish Asia 9.3 SL
1996 Melanotaenia pierucciae Pierucci's rainbowfish Asia 5.9 SL
1981 Melanotaenia pimaensis Pima River rainbowfish Oceania 10 SL
1922 Melanotaenia praecox Dwarf rainbowfish Asia 5 SL
1978 Melanotaenia pygmaea Pygmy rainbowfish Oceania 5.5 SL
1998 Melanotaenia rubripinnis Red-finned rainbowfish Asia 10.2 SL
2015 Melanotaenia rubrivittata Asia 4.9 SL
1886 Melanotaenia rubrostriata Red-striped rainbowfish Asia and Oceania 12.5 SL
2011 Melanotaenia salawati South East Asia
1911 Melanotaenia senckenbergianus Senckenberg rainbowfish Asia 6.8 SL
1964 Melanotaenia sexlineata Fly River rainbowfish Oceania 7.3 SL
1964 Melanotaenia solata Northern Rainbowfish Oceania 12 SL
1866 Melanotaenia splendida Eastern rainbowfish Oceania 20 SL
1997 Melanotaenia sylvatica Oceania 5.5 SL
2008 Melanotaenia synergos Asia 6.4 SL
1922 Melanotaenia trifasciata Banded rainbowfish Oceania 13 SL
2012 Melanotaenia urisa Asia 8.8 SL
2001 Melanotaenia utcheensis Utchee rainbowfish Oceania
1922 Melanotaenia vanheurni Van Heurn's rainbowfish Asia 16 SL
2012 Melanotaenia veoliae Asia 9.2 SL
2012 Melanotaenia wanoma Asia 7.3 SL
2015 Melanotaenia wokamensis Wokam rainbowfish Asia 7.6 SL
1998 Pelangia mbutaensis Asia
1914 Rhadinocentrus ornatus Ornate rainbowfish Oceania 6 SL



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