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Common names: Black striped rainbow fish, Black-banded jewelfish, Blackbanded rainbowfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Queensland and the Northern Territory (Ref. 48666). Occurs in Napier Broome Bay in the eastern Kimberley (Western Australia), northernmost portion of the Northern Territory including Groote Eylandt (in the Gulf of Carpentaria) and the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula (Queensland) (Ref. 44894). Also Ref. 75154.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1989
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Common names from other countries

Australian rainbow, Red-tailed rainbowfish, Regnbågsfisk, ... more

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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.

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

; zoet water; brak water benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.2 - 5.6; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

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Oceania: occurs only in Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7020); common length : 6.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 44894)

Inhabits rainforest streams, lily lagoons and small streams. Also occurs in larger streams, usually in backwaters or along the shoreline where there is minimal flow and grassy vegetation. Often found in brackish coastal waters (Ref. 7020, 44894). Temperature and pH ranges are 23°-28°C and 5.5-7, respectively (Ref. 44894). Feeds mainly on aquatic and terrestrial insects and their larvae, and also filamentous green algae. Usually co-occurs with other species of rainbows and blue-blue eyes. A popular aquarium species which thrives in captivity. Type species (first species to be described) of the family Melanotaeniidae (Ref. 44894).

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Deposits thread-bearing eggs on plants. Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Aquarium: Commercieel

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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.35 se; based on food items.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Spawns throughout the year (Ref. 5259)).

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

Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson, 1843)