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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.
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)
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 Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva) is a species of freshwater rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It was endemic to West Papua in Indonesia . Its natural habitat was only the small Lake Kurumoi in the Bird's Head Peninsula . [ 2 ]
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 ...
Melanotaenia duboulayi, the crimson-spotted rainbowfish, less commonly known as the Duboulay's rainbowfish, [2] is a species of freshwater fish endemic to coastal eastern Australia, although M. duboulayi has also been kept as an aquarium fish since the early 20th century, and is the original "Australian rainbowfish".
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 ]
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.