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CAAB: 37245016

Species Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922)

Banded Rainbowfish, Banded Rainbow Fish, Goyder River Rainbowfish, Striped Sunfish, Three-banded Sun-fish

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Two disjunct populations. In northern NT from Mary River (132º02´E) to Giddy River at Yirrkala (136º53´E), and in north QLD, from Archer River (13º35´S) to Jardine River (11º08´S) on W side of Cape York Peninsula extending down the E side to Cooper Creek (16º10´S); tropical.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
    • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014 ATHERINIFORMES 14-Jul-2014 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese
12-Feb-2010 (import)