Species Melanotaenia exquisita Allen, 1978
Exquisite Rainbowfish, Exquisite Rainbow Fish
- Melanotaenia exquisita Allen, G.R. 1978. The rainbowfishes of northwestern Australia (family Melanotaeniidae). Tropical Fish Hobbyist 26(10): 91-102 figs 1-15 [97].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25897–001, Edith River, NT.
Paratype(s) AMNH 51595; AM I.19989-001; RMNH 27660; USNM 217955; WAM P.25897-002; ZMA 115745.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
King George River, Kimberley region, WA (127º19'E), and upland tributaries of the Daly, Katherine, Edith, Mary, South Alligator and Fergusson Rivers, NT, from Umbrawarra Gorge, near Pine Creek (131º42´E) to the upper reaches of Katherine River (133º11´E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [534-535]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [59]
- Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [14]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1061]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [49] (Exquisite Rainbowfish)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [162] (Exquisite Rainbow Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Exquisite Rainbowfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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21-Jul-2014 | ATHERINIFORMES | 14-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |