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Eastern rainbow fish (Melanotaenia splendida splendida) fish species information

Scientific Name
Melanotaenia splendida splendida

Common Name
Eastern rainbow fish

Biology
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

Classification

Classified By

Peters, 1866

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Rainbowfishes, blue eyes (Melanotaeniidae)

Distribution

Region

Oceania

Distribution

Oceania: river systems east of the Great Dividing Range of Queensland, Australia from the vicinity of Gladstone (Boyne River) north to the eastern watershed of Cape York Peninsula.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

20 °C

Water Temperature To

25 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ? benthopelagic; depth range 0 - ? m

Trophic Level

2.72 s.e. 0.34 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

11.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm = 0.5; tmax = 3; Fec = 370)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated