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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Atheriniformes
(Silversides) >
Melanotaeniidae
(Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology:
Melanotaenia:
Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Peters
.
Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: subspecies considered as valid in FB, synonymized with the species
Melanotaenia splendida
(Peters, 1866) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref.
86697
). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Maturity: L
m
3.8
, range 3 - 4 cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
7298
); common length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
7298
); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref.
51969
)
Inhabits streams and lakes, often forming large schools at the surface. Temperatures in their environments range from 20 to 29 °C and pH from 5.3 to 8.5 and the water varies from clear to turbid (Ref.
7298
).
Females attach their eggs to aquatic vegetation and other submerged materials, e.g.
Melaleuca
sp. roots found in banks and margins of rivers (Ref.
35356
). Distinct pairing (Ref.
205
).
Allen, G.R., R.K. Hadiaty, P.J. Unmack and M.V. Erdmann
, 2015. Rainbowfishes (
Melanotaenia
: Melanotaeniidae) of the Aru Islands, Indonesia with descriptions of five new species and redescription of
M. patoti
Weber and
M. senckenbergianus
Weber. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(2):66-108. (Ref.
110723
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 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
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.7 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm = 0.5; tmax = 3; Fec = 370).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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