Life Pisces Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Melanotaeniidae

• Melanotaenia affinis Allen, 1980

  • Rhombatractus affinis Weber, 1907; (valid as)
  • Rhombosoma sepikensis Herre, 1935; (vs)
  • Melanotaenia affinis Allen, 1991
• Melanotaenia ajamaruensis Allen & Cross, 1980
• Melanotaenia angfa Allen, 1990
• Melanotaenia arfakensis Allen, 1990
• Melanotaenia batanta Allen & Renyaan, 1998
• Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980
• Melanotaenia caerulea Allen, 1996
• Melanotaenia catherinae Allen, 1980

  • Rhombatractus catherinae de Beaufort, 1910; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia catherinae Allen, 1991
• Melanotaenia corona Allen, 1980

  • Melanotaenia corona Allen, 1982
• Melanotaenia duboulayi Crowley et al., 1986

  • Atherinichthys duboulayi Castelnau, 1878; (valid as)
  • Aristeus lineatus Macleay, 1881; (synonym)
  • Aristeus perporosus De Vis, 1884; (synonym)
• Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross, 1982
• Melanotaenia exquisita Allen, 1978
• Melanotaenia fluviatilis Crowley et al., 1986

  • Aristeus fluviatilis Castelnau, 1878; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia neglecta Rendahl, 1922; (synonym)
• Melanotaenia fredericki Allen, 1990

  • Charisella fredericki Fowler, 1939; (valid as)
• Melanotaenia goldiei Macleay, 1883

  • Rhombatractus archboldi Nichols & Raven; (vs)
  • Aristeus goldiei Macleay, 1883; (valid as)
  • Nematocentris novaeguineae Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886; (vs)
  • Melanotaenia dumasi Weber, 1907; (vs)
  • Melanotaenia dumasi Weber, 1908; (vs)
  • Rhombatractus weberi Regan, 1908; (vs)
  • Rhombatractus senckenbergianus Weber, 1911; (vs)
  • Rhombosoma novaeguineae Regan, 1914; (valid as)
  • Rhombatractus archboldi Nichols & Raven, 1934; (vs)
  • Melanotaenia goldiei Allen, 1991
• Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978
• Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Allen, 1981
• Melanotaenia irianjaya Allen, 1985
• Melanotaenia iris Allen, 1987
• Melanotaenia japenensis Allen & Cross, 1980
• Melanotaenia kamaka Allen & Renyaan, 1996
• Melanotaenia lacustris Munro, 1964
• Melanotaenia lakamora Allen & Renyaan, 1996
• Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915
• Melanotaenia maylandi Allen, 1983
• Melanotaenia misoolensis Allen, 1982
• Melanotaenia monticola Allen, 1980
• Melanotaenia mubiensis Allen, 1996
• Melanotaenia nigrans Gill, 1862

  • Atherina nigrans Richardson, 1843; (valid as)
  • Nematocentris nigricans Steindachner, 1867; (synonym)
  • Zantecla pusilla Castelnau, 1873; (synonym)
  • Melanotaenia nigrans Paxton et al., 1989
• Melanotaenia ogilbyi Weber, 1910
• Melanotaenia oktediensis Allen & Cross, 1980
• Melanotaenia papuae Allen, 1981
• Melanotaenia parkinsoni Allen, 1980
• Melanotaenia parva Allen, 1990
• Melanotaenia pierucciae Allen & Renyaan, 1996
• Melanotaenia pimaensis Allen, 1981
• Melanotaenia praecox Allen, 1980

  • Rhombatractus praecox Weber & de Beaufort, 1922; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia praecox Allen, 1991
• Melanotaenia pygmaea Allen, 1978
• Melanotaenia rubripinnis Allen & Renyaan, 1998
• Melanotaenia sexlineata Allen, 1980

  • Nematocentris sexlineatus Munro, 1964; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia sexlineata Allen, 1991
• Melanotaenia splendida Allen, 1980

  • Nematocentris splendida Peters, 1866; (valid as)
  • Strabo nigrofasciatus Kner & Steindachner, 1867; (synonym)
  • Aristeus fitzroyensis Castelnau, 1878; (synonym)
  • Aristeus rufescens Macleay, 1881; (synonym)
  • Aristeus cavifrons Macleay, 1882; (synonym)
  • Nematocentris winneckei Zietz, 1896; (synonym)
  • Aidaprora carteri Whitley, 1935; (synonym)
  • Melanotaenia solata Taylor, 1964; (synonym)
  • Melanotaenia splendida Paxton et al., 1989
  • M. s. australis Allen, 1980

    • Melanotaenia australis ; (valid as)
    • Neoatherina australis Castelnau, 1875; (valid as)
    • Melanotaenia splendida australis Paxton et al., 1989
  • M. s. inornata Allen, 1980

    • Melanotaenia inornata ; (valid as)
    • Aida inornata Castelnau, 1875; (valid as)
    • Melanotaenia splendida inornata Paxton et al., 1989
  • M. s. rubrostriata Allen, 1980

    • Nematocentris rubrostriatus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886; (valid as)
    • Aristeus loriae Perugia, 1894; (vs)
    • Melanotaenia maculata Weber, 1907; (vs)
    • Rhombatractus patoti Weber, 1907; (vs)
    • Melanotaenia maculata Weber, 1908; (vs)
    • Anisocentrus rubrostriatus Regan, 1914; (valid as)
    • Amneris rubrostriata Whitley, 1935; (valid as)
  • M. s. tatei Allen, 1980

    • Melanotaenia tatei authors; (valid as)
    • Nematocentris tatei Zietz, 1896; (valid as)
    • Melanotaenia splendida tatei Paxton et al., 1989
• Melanotaenia sylvatica Allen, 1997
• Melanotaenia trifasciata Allen, 1980

  • Rhombosoma trifasciata Rendahl, 1922; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia trifasciata Paxton et al., 1989
• Melanotaenia vanheurni Allen, 1980

  • Rhombatractus vanheurni Weber & de Beaufort, 1922; (valid as)
  • Melanotaenia vanheurni Allen, 1991

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  The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.