Melanotaenia sneideri

Taxonavigation

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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 sneideri

Name

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Melanotaenia sneideri Allen & Hadiaty, 2013

  • Holotype: MZB 21375.
  • Paratypes: MZB 21376 (11); USNM 409975 (4); WAM P.33872-001 (5), P.33872-002 (4).

Type locality: small creek in Kumawa Mountains, 03°55.14’S, 133°02.873’E [1], Bomberai Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia.

Etymology: The new species is named in honor of Richard Sneider, whom, together with Max Ammer planned and executed the 2013 Kumawa Mountains Expedition. Doctor Sneider discovered the species, photographed and filmed it, and, with Obed Holago, first collected the type specimens.

Vernacular names

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English: Kumawa Rainbowfish

References

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  • 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.