Subspecies Melanotaenia splendida tatei (Zietz, 1896)

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External Links

• Nematocentris tatei Zietz, A.H.C. 1896. Pisces. pp. 176–180 pl. 16 in Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. London. [178].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1897.1.20.54-57, Finke River, Ellerys Creek, Red Bank Creek, central Australia; SAMA F1166, Finke River, Ellerys Creek, Red Bank Creek, central Australia; ZMB 14504, Finke River, Ellerys Creek, Red Bank Creek, central Australia; NMV 57114, Finke River, Ellerys Creek, Red Bank Creek, central Australia; NMV 57115, Finke River, Ellerys Creek, Red Bank Creek, central Australia.
• Nematocentris winneckei Zietz, A.H.C. 1896. Pisces. pp. 176–180 pl. 16 in Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. London. [179].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1897.1.20.47-53, near Horseshoe Bend, Finke River, central Australia; SAMA F1075, near Horseshoe Bend, Finke River, central Australia; ZMB 14502-03, near Horseshoe Bend, Finke River, central Australia; NMV 57111-57113, near Horseshoe Bend, Finke River, central Australia.

 

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

• Melanotaenia splendida tatei (Zietz, 1896). —
  Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [60-61]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Nematocentrus tatei Zietz, 1896 [misspelling of generic name Nematocentris]. —
  Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [27]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Primarily streams which feed into Lake Eyre basin, including Georgina River (139º05´E), Diamantina River (141º16´E), Cooper Creek (138º56´E), Lake Frome (139º50´E) and Finke River (132º43´E) drainages, also occurs at Barkly Tableland (135º25´E) and Lake Wood (133º30´E), NT; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin
  • Queensland: Lake Eyre basin
  • South Australia: Lake Eyre basin

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. [158]

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

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [27]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [158]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [113] (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. [172]

Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [38]

 

Common Name References

Hungerford, R. 1981. Freshwater Fishing in Australia. Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty. Ltd. 108 pp. [74] (McDonald Ranges Rainbow Fish)

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [26] (Desert Rainbowfish)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [172] (Desert Rainbow Fish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	06-May-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)