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Species

There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Melanotaenia affinis ''Melanotaenia affinis'', the North New Guinea rainbowfish, New Guinea rainbowfish, or red-finned rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish endemic to New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea). It grows to standard length. Of the three ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New Guinea rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia ajamaruensis The Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia ajamaruensis'') is a species of rainbowfish in the Melanotaeniinae subfamily. It is endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes in West Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a c ...

'' G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Ajamaru rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia albimarginata ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack &

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, 2015 (White-tip rainbowfish) 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.'' * ''

Melanotaenia ammeri ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, M. C. ...

'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Ammer's rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia angfa The Yakati rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia angfa'') is a species of rainbowfish in the Melanotaeniinae subfamily. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oc ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1990 (Yakati rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia arfakensis'' G. R. Allen, 1990 (Arfak rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia arguni ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' Kadarusman, Hadiaty & Pouyaud, 2012 (Arguni rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia aruensis ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack &

, 2015 (Aru rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia australis ''Melanotaenia australis'', the western rainbowfish, is a species of freshwater rainbowfish endemic to Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara,TAPPIN, Adrian R.: Rainbowfishes - Their care & keeping in captivity. Top End The Top End of Australia's N ...

'' ( Castelnau, 1875) (Western rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia batanta ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Batanta rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman's rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia boesemani''), also known as the Boesemani rainbowfish, is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. Geographic range ''M. boesemani'' is endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes and their tributaries in a mounta ...

'' G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Boeseman's rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia bowmani ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Bowman's rainbowfish) 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.'' * ''

Melanotaenia caerulea The blue rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia caerulea'') is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is found mostly in the lower and middle Kikori drainage system. The blue rainbowfish was descr ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1996 (Blue rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia catherinae The Waigeo rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia catherinae'') is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. It reaches a maximum length of around 7.5 cm. This species was described as ''Rhom ...

'' ( de Beaufort, 1910) (Waigeo rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia corona'' G. R. Allen, 1982 (Corona rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia duboulayi ''Melanotaenia duboulayi'', the crimson-spotted rainbowfish, less commonly known as the Duboulay's rainbowfish, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to coastal eastern Australia. ''M. duboulayi'' has also been kept as an aquarium fish since t ...

'' ( Castelnau, 1878) (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia dumasi ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Omba rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia eachamensis'' G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1982 (Lake Eacham rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia ericrobertsi'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Suswa rainbowfish) 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.'' * '' Melanotaenia etnaensis'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Etna Bay rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia exquisita'' G. R. Allen, 1978 (Exquisite rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia fasinensis'' Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis & Pouyaud, 2010 (Fasin rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia flavipinnis ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New ...

'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty & Unmack, 2014 (Misool yellowfin rainbowfish) 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.'' * '' Melanotaenia fluviatilis'' ( Castelnau, 1878) (Murray River rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia fredericki'' ( Fowler, 1939) (Sorong rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia garylangei'' J. A. Graf,

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& Hadiaty, 2015 (Gary Lange's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia goldiei'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Goldie River rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia gracilis'' G. R. Allen, 1978 (Slender rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia grunwaldi'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Grunwald's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi'' G. R. Allen, 1980 (Lake Tebera rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia irianjaya'' G. R. Allen, 1985 (Irian Jaya rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia iris The Strickland rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia iris'') is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known to occur in the Logatyu River, a tributary A tributary, or affluent, is ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1987 (Strickland rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia japenensis ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1980 (Japen rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia kamaka'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Kamaka rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia klasioensis ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' Kadarusman, Hadiaty & Pouyaud, 2015 (Klasio Creek rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia kokasensis'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 (Kokas rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia kolaensis'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack &

, 2015 (Kola rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia lacunosa'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Mbuta rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia lacustris The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia lacustris'') is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu, a lake found within the Kikori River system in Pa ...

'' Munro, 1964 (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia lakamora'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Lakamora rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia laticlavia'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Aifuf rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia longispina'' Kadarusman, Avarre & Pouyaud, 2015 (Long-spine rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia maccullochi'' J. D. Ogilby, 1915 (McCulloch's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia mairasi'' G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2011 (Lake Furnusu rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia mamahensis'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Mamah rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia manibuii ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' Kadarusman, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2015 (Manibui rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia maylandi'' G. R. Allen, 1982 (Mayland's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia misoolensis'' G. R. Allen, 1982 (Misool rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia monticola'' G. R. Allen, 1980 (Mountain rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia mubiensis'' G. R. Allen, 1996 (Mubi rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia multiradiata ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 (Moswaren rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia naramasae'' Kadarusman, Nugraha & Pouyaud, 2015 (Naramasa rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia nigrans'' ( J. Richardson, 1843) (Black-banded rainbowfish) * '' 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 ''Melanotaenia parkinsoni'', the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea, specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay. Description The species is ...

'' G. R. Allen, 1980 (Parkinson's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia parva'' G. R. Allen, 1990 (Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia patoti'' M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Patoti's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia picta'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack &

, 2015 (Painted rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia pierucciae ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Pierucci's rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia pimaensis'' G. R. Allen, 1980 (Pima River rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia praecox 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, neon rainbowfish, Praecox rainbowfish, dwarf neon rainbowfish ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Neon rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia pygmaea'' G. R. Allen, 1978 (Pygmy rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia rubripinnis'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1998 (Red-finned rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia rubrivittata ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2015 (Laser-red rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia rubrostriata'' ( E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Red-striped rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia rumberponensis'' Kadarusman, Ogistira & Pouyaud, 2015 (Rumberpon rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia sahulensis'' Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (Sahul rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia salawati ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' Kadarusman, Sudarto, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2011 (Salawati rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia sembrae'' Kadarusman, O. Carman & Pouyaud, 2015 (Sembra rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia senckenbergianus'' M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Senckenberg rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia sexlineata'' ( Munro, 1964) (Fly River rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia sikuensis'' Kadarusman, Sudarto & Pouyaud, 2015 (Siku Creek rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia sneideri ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2013 (Kumawa rainbowfish) 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.'' * '' Melanotaenia solata'' W. R. Taylor, 1964 (Northern rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia splendida'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1866) ** '' M. s. inornata'' ( Castelnau, 1875) (Chequered rainbowfish) ** '' M. s. splendida'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1866) (Eastern rainbowfish) ** '' M. s. tatei'' ( Zietz, 1896) (Desert rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia susii'' Kadarusman, Hubert & Pouyaud, 2015 (Susi Creek rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia sylvatica'' G. R. Allen, 1997 (Forest rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia synergos'' G. R. Allen & Unmack, 2008 (Batanta Island rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia trifasciata The banded rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia trifasciata''), also known as the Jewel rainbowfish, Goyder River rainbowfish, three-striped sunfish or regal rainbowfish, is a species of Rainbowfish found in the northerly regions of North Australia and Qu ...

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, 1922) (Regal rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia urisa'' Kadarusman, Setia Wibawa & Pouyaud, 2012 (Urisa rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia utcheensis'' McGuigen, 2001 (Utchee Creek rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia vanheurni'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Van Heurn's rainbowfish) * ''

Melanotaenia veoliae ''Melanotaenia'' is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Species There are currently 86 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melanotaenia affinis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1908) (New G ...

'' Kadarusman, D. Caruso & Pouyaud, 2012 (Veolia rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia wanoma'' Kadarusman,

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& Pouyaud, 2012 (Wanoma rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia wisloni'' Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 (little rainbowfish) * '' Melanotaenia wokamensis'' G. R. Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack &

, 2015 (Wokam rainbowfish)

Undescribed species

* ''Melanotaenia'' sp. ( Running River rainbowfish)Unmack PJ (2016) ''Fishes of Sahul'', 30(3): 1025–1032 (September 2016)

References

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