Subspecies Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866)

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• Nematocentris splendida Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Mittheilung über Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 509-526 figs 1-4 [516].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 6223 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [44, fig. 5]), Rockhampton, QLD.
• Strabo nigrofasciatus Kner, R. & Steindachner, F. 1867. Über neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Johann Caesar Godeffroy und Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 54(1)(1): 356-395 4 pls [373].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) NHMW 22145-46, Fitzroy River, QLD; MGH 2241, Fitzroy River, QLD.
• Aristeus fitzroyensis Castelnau, F.L. de 1878. On some new Australian (chiefly) freshwater fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(2): 140-144 [141].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP A.4825, Rockhampton, QLD.
• Aristeus rufescens Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(4): 510-629 pls 13-14 [625].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM I.16291-001 (missing), Cairns, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [60]

 

Generic Combinations

• Rhombatractus fitzroyensis (Castelnau, 1878) [generic name a replacement for Aristeus]. —
  Gill, T.N. 1894. An Australasian sub-family of fresh-water atherinoid fishes. American Naturalist 28(332): 708-709 [709]
• Nematocentris splendida (Peters, 1866). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39]
• Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866). —
  Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [60]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Melanotaenia nigricans (Richardson, 1843). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [112] (a misidentification, in part)
  Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [96] (a misidentification, in part)
• Nematocentrus splendida Peters, 1866 [misspelling of generic name Nematocentris]. —
  Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [27]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

All rivers east of the Great Dividing Range from eastern watershed of Cape York Peninsula (10º53´S) south to upper reaches of Dawson River (25º50´S), QLD; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [102]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [157]

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [60]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [802]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [156]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [112] (as Melanotaenia nigrans, in part)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [171]

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [211]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (638, as Nematocentris splendida)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [103] (Splendid Rainbowfish)

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [60] (Eastern Rainbowfish)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [802] (Northern Sunfish)

Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [36] (East Queensland Rainbow Fish)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [171] (Eastern Rainbow Fish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	27-Jun-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)