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Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978
SLENDER RAINBOWFISH
Slender Rainbow Fish

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Melanotaenia gracilis Allen , 1978

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

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060 ); 13°S - 16°S

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Oceania: restricted in the Drysdale and King Edward River systems in the extreme northern portion of Western Australia, 500 km southwest of Darwin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259 ); 6.5 cm SL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits large water courses and isolated rocky pools generally bordered with paperbark trees ( Melaleuca ) which have clear waters and minimal flow during the dry season (Ref. 2906 , 44894 ). Large numbers congregate in shady pools around log snags and submerged branches (Ref. 44894 ). Feeds on insects and their larvae, small crustaceans and algae. Sympatric with M. splendida australis (Ref. 2906 ). Prefers the following aquarium conditions: pH=7, H=10, 24°C water temperature; is an egg layer and a peaceful community fish (Ref. 6398 ).

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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 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Endangered (EN)  (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 01 February 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: potential FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

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 ):  3.0   ±0.37 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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