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Table 1: 1274 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1292 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 1274 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia ericrobertsi Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 Fr endemic  Susvva rainbovvfish (English)  5.21 cm SL female  Type locality of Melanotaenia ericrobertsi. Currently known only from the vicinity of Suswa Village, which is situated in the foothills of the Tamrau Mountains at an elevation of about 176 m, approximately 120 km east of the city of Sarong (Ref. 119199).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia etnaensis Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 Fr native    Type locality of Melanotaenia etnaensis from Ambalanga River, West Papua Province, Indonesia, MZB 21763 (Ref. 106359).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia fasinensis Kadarusman, Sudarto, Paradis & Pouyaud, 2010 Fr native   12.02 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia fasinensis, Fasin River in the vicinity of Ween village, 25 km W of Lake Ayamaru in West Papua (Ref. 85069). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia flavipinnis Allen, Hadiaty & Unmack, 2014 Fr endemic   7.15 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.72 cm SL female  Known only from the southeastern portion of the island of Misool in two drainage systems, Garn River and Ifaupan Creek (Ref. 094793).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia fredericki (Fowler, 1939) Fr endemic   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Samson River system and streams near Sorong on the western portion of the Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya (Ref. 2847); Raja Ampat Islands (Ref. 74958). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia garylangei Graf, Herder & Hadiaty, 2015 Fr native   7.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in several small rainforest creeks crossing the road that was just recently built to the east and west of Dekai. Dekai is located about 190 km inland from the southern coast of New Guinea on the Brazza River in the Eilanden River system, at the foothills to the mountains of the Great Dividing Range (Ref. 113073).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay, 1883) Fr native   11.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;10.00 cm SL female  Known from Irian Jaya and the Aru Islands. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia grunwaldi Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 Fr native      No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia irianjaya Allen, 1985 Fr endemic   8.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Vogelkop and Bomberai Peninsula in Irian Jaya. Collected from the Djarua River system of the Bomberai Peninsula and the following Vogelkop drainages: Karabra-Kladuk, Kamundan, Timoforo and Bintuni. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia jakora Graf, Ohee, Herder & Haryono, 2023 Fr native   6.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia jakora, unnamed rainforest creek in the vicinity of Meyado, Sebjar River system, Papua Barat (Ref. 130430).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia japenensis Allen & Cross, 1980 Fr endemic   7.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from streams of Yapen Island in Irian Jaya.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia kamaka Allen & Renyaan, 1996 Fr native   6.05 cm SL male/unsexed  Restricted to Lake Kamaka (Kamakawaiar), Irian Jaya. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia klasioensis Kadarusman, Hadiaty & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   9.15 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia klasioensis, Klasio Creek, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia kokasensis Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2008 Fr native   6.85 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.94 cm SL female  Type locality, Papua Barat Province, northern Fakfak Peninsula, small creek above waterfall (at edge of sea) near Kokas, MZB 16453 (holotype of Melanotaenia kokasensis, 5.65 cm SL, male) (Ref. 79630). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia kolaensis Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 Fr native  Kola rainbowfish (English)  7.88 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.52 cm SL female  Known only from two drainages separated by about 7-8 km on Kola, the northernmost large island of the main Aru Group.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia lacunosa Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 Fr native    Type locality of Melanotaenia lacunosa from Lake Mbuta Basin, about 12 km northwest of Etna Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, MZB 20891.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia lakamora Allen & Renyaan, 1996 Fr native   5.49 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Lakamora and nearby Lake Aiwaso in Irian Jaya.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia laticlavia Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 Fr endemic  Aifuf rainbowfish (English)  6.96 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia laticlavia, about 43 km east of Lake Ayamaru. Known from Aifuf Creek in the Birds Head region of West Papua (Ref. 119199).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia longispina Kadarusman, Avarre & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   8.69 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.87 cm SL female  Type locality of Melanotaenia longispina, Klahfot River, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia mairasi Allen & Hadiaty, 2011 Fr native  Lake Furnusu rainbowfish (English)  5.42 cm SL female  Type locality of Melanotaenia mairasi, West Papua Province, about 15 km northeast of Kaimana. Known only from Lake Furnusu, which lies ca. 15 km northeast of Kaimana, West Papua Province, situated at an elevation of 15 m and is only about 1.5 km from the sea, separated by a steep ridge that rises to an altitude of about 50-550 m. This lake occupies a scenic basin that is approximately 5 km long and 1 to 2 km wide, completely surrounded by steep ridges without any connection to the nearby sea. The drainage appears to be subterranean, typical for other lakes in this region that consists of rugged limestone karst. Water level at the time of collection was extremely high and most of the basin was filled with a large continuous lake and swampy margins (Ref. 87110). Also Ref. 87661.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia mamahensis Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 Fr native      No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia manibuii Kadarusman, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   10.67 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia manibuii, Tisbo River, near Bintuni, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maylandi Allen, 1983 Fr endemic   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from a small creek about 2-3 km from Danau Bira (Lake Holmes) of the Lower Maberamo River system in Irian Jaya. Utilized as an aquarium fish (Ref. 6398).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia misoolensis Allen, 1982 Fr endemic   7.74 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from a tributary of the Tama River at Fakal, Misool Island, Irian Jaya (Ref. 2847); Raja Ampat Islands (Ref. 74958). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia multiradiata Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2014 Fr native  Moswaren rainbowfish (English)  12.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia multiradiata, Sisiah Creek near Moswaren Village, which lies about 25 km east of the town of Teminabuan, near the south coast of the Birds Head region of West Papua, Indonesia (Ref. 119199). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia naramasae Kadarusman, Nugraha & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   9.91 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia naramasae, Naramasa River, Birds Neck Isthmus, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia ogilbyi Weber, 1910 Fr endemic   7.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Lower Lorentz River in Irian Jaya. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia parva Allen, 1990 Fr endemic   6.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia parva, Lake Kurumoi in Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya (Ref. 2847, 95068). Also Ref. 103156. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia patoti (Weber, 1907) Fr native  Patoti’s rainbowfish (English) abundant (always seen in some numbers) 8.79 cm SL male/unsexed ;8.13 cm SL female  Known from the Trangan Island, Aru Islands (Ref. 110723).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia picta Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 Fr native  Painted rainbowfish (English)  9.32 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.91 cm SL female  Found in two locations, both situated in the Mareremar River system of northwestern Kobroor Island and separated by a distance of about 3 km (Ref. 110723).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia pierucciae Allen & Renyaan, 1996 Fr native   5.87 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from Werfyang Creek near Lake Kamakawaiar, Irian Jaya. Common in the main creek (about 4-5 m wide and 1-2 m deep) as well as a small tributary (about 1-2 m wide and 0.3-0.5 m deep), both flowing through dense rainforest.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia praecox (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) Fr endemic   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the middle reaches of Maberamo River in northern Irian Jaya. Known only on the basis of 31 specimens taken at Pioniersbivak. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia rubripinnis Allen & Renyaan, 1998 Fr native  Red-finned rainbowfish (English)  10.23 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Wapoga River system in northern Irian Jaya. Museum: tributary of Tiawiwa River, MZB 9369 (Ref. 28732).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia rubrivittata Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2015 Fr native   4.87 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.08 cm SL female  Found only in the Wapoga River system, Papua Province (Ref. 111039).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Fr native   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;10.00 cm SL female  Found in Irian Jaya and the Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea (Ref. 2847). 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia rumberponensis Kadarusman, Ogistira & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   7.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia rumberponensis, Rumberpon Island, Cendrawasih Bay, Birds Neck Isthmus, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sahulensis Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 Fr native   4.84 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.87 cm SL female  Known from from the Merauke area, New Guinea (Ref. 121823).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia salawati Kadarusman, Sudarto, Slembrouck & Pouyaud, 2011 Fr endemic   9.16 cm SL male/unsexed  Collected from Salawati Island in the Raja Ampat Group lying immediately west of the Bird’s Head Peninsula in West Papua (Ref. 88845). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sembrae Kadarusman, Carman & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   10.17 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia sembrae , Sembra River near Teminabuan, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156)  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia senckenbergiana (Weber, 1911) Fr native  Senckenberg rainbowfish (English)  6.35 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.81 cm SL female  Known from the Aru Islands: near Popdjetur, Sungai Sin and Sungai Galalou in Trangan Island; and Sungai Unmar in Kobroor Island (Ref. 110723).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sikuensis Kadarusman, Sudarto & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   9.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia sikuensis, Siku Creek, Birds Neck Isthmus, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sneideri Allen & Hadiaty, 2013 Fr native  Kumawa rainbowfish (English)  8.01 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.98 cm SL female  Type locality of Melanotaenia sneideri, West Papua, Bomberai Peninsula, small creek in Kumawa Mountains (Ref. 95068).,  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia susii Kadarusman, Hubert & Pouyaud, 2015 Fr native   12.27 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Melanotaenia susii, Susi Creek, Papua Barat (Ref. 103156).  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia synergos Allen & Unmack, 2008 Fr native   6.71 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Wei Bin Stream, NE end of Pulau Batanta, Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Barat Province, NCIP 6330 (holotype of Melanotaenia synergos, 5.5 cm SL, male). Known to be endemic in Batanta (Ref. 74958). Also Ref. 103156. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia urisa Kadarusman, Setiawibawa & Pouyaud, 2012 Fr native   8.78 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from a karst spring emerging from Berari Anticline at the altitudinal level of Sewiki Lake in District Arguni Bawah, Papua Barat (Ref. 91054). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia vanheurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) Fr endemic   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;10.00 cm SL female  Known thus far only from the Idenburg River (Taritatu) and Doorman River (a tributary of the Idenburg) in northern Irian Jaya. 
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia veoliae Kadarusman, Caruso & Pouyaud, 2012 Fr endemic   9.23 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Gebiasi Creek in District Arguni Bawah, Papua Barat (Ref. 91054). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia wanoma Kadarusman, Segura & Pouyaud, 2012 Fr endemic   7.28 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Wermura Creek in District Arguni Bawah, Papua Barat (Ref. 91054). Also Ref. 103156.  No picture yet.
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia wokamensis Allen, Hadiaty, Unmack & Erdmann, 2015 Fr native  Wokam rainbowfish (English)  7.56 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.92 cm SL female  Found in three tributaries of Sungai Tunguwatu on the western side of Wokam Island, Aru Islands (Ref. 110723).  No picture yet.
Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier, 1829) Fr, Br native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya. Also Ref. 2847. 
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