Species Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001

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External Links

• Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, K.L. 2001. An addition to the rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) fauna of north Queensland. An addition to the rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) fauna of north Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 647-655 [648].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.32159, Utchee Creek, North Johnstone River [17°38´30"S, 145°56´20"E].
  Paratype(s) QM I.32160-71.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Johnstone River and its tributaries, north QLD (17º23'S); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

General References

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [237]

 

Common Name References

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [237] (Utchee Creek Rainbowfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Utchee Rainbowfish)

 

History of changes

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