Mayland's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maylandi)

Scientific name: Melanotaenia maylandi Allen, 1983

The Mayland's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maylandi) is a freshwater fish of the family Melanotaeniidae. Native range: Asia, known only from a small creek 2-3 km from Danau Bira (Lake Holmes), Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 24 - 29

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanotaenia maylandi
Family
Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from a small creek 2-3 km from Danau Bira (Lake Holmes), Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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