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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 parkinsoni, the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea , [ 1 ] specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay.
Australian rainbowfish are usually less than 12 cm (4.7 in) in length, with some species measuring less than 6 cm (2.4 in), while one species, Melanotaenia vanheurni, reaches lengths of up to 20 cm (7.9 in). They live in a wide range of freshwater habitats, including rivers, lakes, and swamps.
The dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is known under a number of common names including diamond rainbowfish , [ 3 ] neon rainbowfish , Praecox rainbowfish , dwarf neon rainbowfish , peacock rainbowfish , and Teczanka neonowa . [ 4 ]
Melanotaenia australis, the western rainbowfish, is a species of freshwater rainbowfish endemic to Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara, [1] Top End. [2] The western rainbowfish (Melanotaenia, australis) is one of the most common and highly abundant freshwater fish endemic to north-western Australia; [3] It ranges from the Ashburton River in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to the Adelaide ...
The Lake Wanam rainbowfish (Glossolepis wanamensis) is a critically endangered species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Lake Wanam near Lae in Papua New Guinea. It has virtually disappeared from the small lake (2–3 km in diameter) due to competition from introduced, non-native tilapias, but captive populations ...
The mountain rainbowfish (Melanotaenia monticola) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea , where it occurs in the Southern Highlands between Mendi and Lake Kutubu , in the Purari River system.
The males of Axelrod's rainbowfish are bluish-grey to greenish-brown in colour on the dorsal part of their body and silvery-grey to whitish on the ventral part. There are around 10 short bars along the centre of flanks, spaced roughly two scales apart and these merge to form a more or less solid blackish stripe along the caudal peduncle.