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Melanotaenia
Gill, 1862
(fish)
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Melanotaeniidae (Family) - rainbowfishes
..Cairnsichthys (Genus)
..Chilatherina (Genus)
..Glossolepis (Genus)
..Iriatherina (Genus)
..Pelangia (Genus)
..Rhadinocentrus (Genus)
..Melanotaenia (Genus)
....Melanotaenia affinis (Species)
....Melanotaenia ajamaruensis (Species) - Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia ammeri (Species)
....Melanotaenia angfa (Species) - Yakati rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia arfakensis (Species) - Arfak rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia batanta (Species)
....Melanotaenia boesemani (Species) - Boseman's Rainbow Fish
....Melanotaenia caerulea (Species)
....Melanotaenia catherinae (Species) - Waigeo rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia corona (Species) - Corona rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia duboulayi (Species)
....Melanotaenia eachamensis (Species) - Lake Eacham rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia exquisita (Species) - exquisite rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Species)
....Melanotaenia fredericki (Species)
....Melanotaenia goldiei (Species)
....Melanotaenia gracilis (Species) - slender rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia gracilis x M. greeti (Species)
....Melanotaenia gracilis x M. hammeri (Species)
....Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi (Species) - Lake Tebera Rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia irianjaya (Species)
....Melanotaenia iris (Species)
....Melanotaenia japenensis (Species)
....Melanotaenia kamaka (Species)
....Melanotaenia kokasensis (Species)
....Melanotaenia lacustris (Species) - Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia lakamora (Species)
....Melanotaenia maccullochi (Species) - dwarf rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia maylandi (Species) - Mayland's rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia misoolensis (Species) - Misool rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia monticola (Species) - mountain rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia mubiensis (Species)
....Melanotaenia nigrans (Species) - red-tailed rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia ogilbyi (Species) - Ogilby's rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia oktediensis (Species) - Oktedi rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia papuae (Species)
....Melanotaenia parkinsoni (Species)
....Melanotaenia parva (Species) - Lake Kuromai rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia pierucciae (Species)
....Melanotaenia pimaensis (Species) - Pima River rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia praecox (Species) - dwarf rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia pygmaea (Species) - pygmy rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia rubripinnis (Species)
....Melanotaenia sexlineata (Species) - Fly River rainbowfish
....Melanotaenia splendida (Species)
....Melanotaenia sylvatica (Species)
....Melanotaenia trifasciata (Species) - jewel rainbow fish
....Melanotaenia utcheensis (Species)
....Melanotaenia vanheurni (Species) - Van Heurn's rainbowfish
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
T.[N.] Gill, 1863[1862]
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Gill, T. 1863[1862].
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad.
1862
: 280 ("genus, which may be named Melanotænia").
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Types
Type of
:
Melanotaeniidae
(Family)
Gill, 1894
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 271; [<4 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Melanotaeniinae
(Subfamily)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 271; 4 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Zantecla
(Genus)
Castelnau, 1873
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 8 Jul 2025.
Including
:
Nematocentris
(Genus)
Peters, 1867
Including
:
Nematocentrus
(Genus)
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