Melanotaenia rubrivittata

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 rubrivittata

Name

Melanotaenia rubrivittata Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22261.
• Paratypes: MZB 22262 (6); USNM 427072 (5); WAM P. 31449-001 (6), P.31454-001 (8).

Type locality: small pond beside Tirawiwa River, 3° 01.970’S, 136° 22.231’ E, Wapoga River system, Papua Province, Indonesia, 0.3 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named rubrivittata (Latin: red-stripes) with reference to the distinctive markings that distinguish it from the similar appearing M. praecox.

Vernacular names

English: Laser Red Rainbowfish

References

• Allen, G. R., Unmack, P. J. & Hadiaty, R. K., 2015: Melanotaenia rubrivittata, a new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Northwestern Papua Province, Indonesia. Fishes of Sahul, 29 (1): 846–858.