Melanotaenia parkinsoni

Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Melanotaeniidae
Genus:	Melanotaenia
Species:	M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Melanotaenia parkinsoni (Allen, 1980)

Melanotaenia parkinsoni, the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea, ^[1] specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay.

Description

A female individual

The species is a large and muscular rainbowfish, generally attaining a length 15 cm (5.9 in). Individuals are a dark lavender colour at the basic level with a rosy chest. ^[2] Males have deeper bodies than the females, and have extended fins, as well as the back half of their bodies being coated in a reflective golden-orange.

References

1. "Parkinson's Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia parkinsoni, Orange Rainbowfish". Animal-World. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
2. "Melanotaenia parkinsoni". Australia New Guinea Fishes Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2013.