Biology:Chilatherina

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Chilatherina
Chilatherina fasciata male.jpg
Chilatherina fasciata male
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Subfamily: Melanotaeniinae
Genus: Chilatherina
Regan, 1914
Type species
Rhombatractus fasciatus
Weber, 1913

Chilatherina is a genus of rainbowfishes that is endemic to freshwater in New Guinea.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Chilatherina alleni Price, 1997
  • Chilatherina axelrodi G. R. Allen, 1979 (Axelrod's rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina bleheri G. R. Allen, 1985 (Bleher's rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina bulolo (Whitley, 1938) (Bulolo rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina campsi (Whitley, 1957) (Highlands rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina crassispinosa (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Silver rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina fasciata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barred rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina lorentzii (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Lorentz's rainbowfish)
  • Chilatherina pagwiensis G. R. Allen & Unmack, 2012[2]
  • Chilatherina pricei G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Price's rainbowfish)[3]
  • Chilatherina sentaniensis (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sentani rainbowfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chilatherina in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Allen, G.R. & Unmack, P.J. (2012): A new species of Rainbowfish (Chilatherina: Melanotaeniidae), from the Sepik River System of Papua New Guinea. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (4): 227-237.
  3. Chilatherina

Wikidata ☰ Q309596 entry