Species Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Allen, Hammer & Raadik, 2018
Daintree Rainbowfish
- Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Hammer, M.P., Allen, G.R., Martin, K.C., Adams M., Ebner, B.C., Raadik, T.A. & Unmack, P.J. 2018. Revision of the Australian Wet Tropics endemic rainbowfish genus Cairnsichthys (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4413(2): 271-294 [279].Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4876517F-FE49-4787-8991-A8BF9EE96181
Type data:
Holotype QM I.39335 ♂, 65.6 mm SL, Little Cooper Creek, north Queensland, Australia [16° 10.20'S, 145° 24.84'E].
Paratype(s) QM I.39336, same data as Holotype; AMS I.46950-001, same data as Holotype; NTM S.17816-001, Little Cooper Creek, north Queensland [16° 10.18'S, 145° 24.81'E]; NTM S.17821-001, Hutchinson Creek, Queensland [16° 12.98'S, 145° 24.90'E]; NTM S.17932-001, same data as Holotype.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides non Nichols & Raven, 1928. —
Martin, K.C. & Barclay, S. 2013. New distribution records for the Cairns rainbowfish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Melanotaeniidae): implications for conservation of a restricted northern population. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 19(3): 155-164 [156] (in part)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Currently only recorded from two creeks in the Daintree Rainforest, north of the Daintree River, QLD, records of C. rhombosomoides from location north of Daintree River may represent this species; tropical, freshwater
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Common Name References
Hammer, M.P., Allen, G.R., Martin, K.C., Adams M., Ebner, B.C., Raadik, T.A. & Unmack, P.J. 2018. Revision of the Australian Wet Tropics endemic rainbowfish genus Cairnsichthys (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4413(2): 271-294 [279] (Daintree Rainbowfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnsichthys Allen, 1980 | 24-Oct-2019 | ADDED |