| Melanotaenia | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Melanotaenia boesemani | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina nigrans J. Richardson, 1843 | |
| Synonyms | |
Aida Castelnau, 1875 Contents | |
Melanotaenia is a genus of rainbowfish from Australia, Indonesia (West Papua), New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. As presently recognized, this genus is probably not monophyletic. [1]
There are currently 89 recognized species in this genus:
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