Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: subspecies considered as valid in FB, synonymized with the species Melanotaenia splendida (Peters, 1866) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 10 - 30; rango de profundidad 0 - ? m. Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059)
Oceania: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.8, range 3 - 4 cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7298); common length : 11.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7298); edad máxima reportada: 3.00 años (Ref. 51969)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 12; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 20.
Inhabits streams and lakes, often forming large schools at the surface. Temperatures in their environments range from 20 to 29 °C and pH from 5.3 to 8.5 and the water varies from clear to turbid (Ref. 7298).
Females attach their eggs to aquatic vegetation and other submerged materials, e.g. Melaleuca sp. roots found in banks and margins of rivers (Ref. 35356). Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., R.K. Hadiaty, P.J. Unmack and M.V. Erdmann, 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, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(2):66-108. (Ref. 110723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
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