Melanotaenia albimarginata

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: Melanotaenia albimarginata

Name

Melanotaenia albimarginata Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22251.
• Paratypes: MZB 21667 (26), 21645 (4); WAM P.33834-002 (5).

Type locality: Alur Warnafa, tributary of Sungai Unmar, near Algadang village, 6° 11.200’S, 134° 28.845’E, Kobroor Island, Aru Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Etymology: The species is named albimarginata (Latin: “white-margin”) with reference to the prominent white markings on the caudal fin lobes.

Vernacular names

English: Whitetip Rainbowfish

References

• 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.