Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Blue rainbowfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected at several sites in the lower and middle Kikori drainage system, ranging a distance of about 125 km, between elevations of about 20 and 400 m above mean sea level. The species was not collected in the mainstream, but rather in small tributary creeks, flowing through the rainforest, except one which was taken from a small tidal creek-fed pond in open sunlight. Museum: tributary of Mubi River near Wasi Falls Lodge, Stn. 7, WAM P.30986-001 (holotype, 6.15 cm SL) (Ref. 26387).
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1996
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Common names from other countries

淡黑虹银汉鱼, Blå regnbuefisk, Kiiltosateenkaarikala, ... more

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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335); caerulea: From the Latin word meaning blue, referring to the characteristic color pattern..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical

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Oceania: Papua New Guinea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26387)

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., 1996. Two new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaenia: Melanotaeniidae), from the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(1-2):9-16. (Ref. 26387)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (B1ab(v)); Date assessed: 06 December 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Melanotaenia caerulea Allen, 1996