FB-10493 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Atheriniformes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 Slank regnbuefisk Schlanker Regenbogenfisch Slender rainbowfish Slender Rainbowfish Sirosateenkaarikala 細虹銀漢魚 细虹银汉鱼 1994-06-07 2013-07-18 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Merrick, J.R. and G.E. Schmida0 Australian freshwater fishes: biology and management. Griffin Press Ltd., South Australia. 409 p. (Ref. 2906) Allen, G.R.0 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) IUCN0 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals. 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Pearson0 Early development and growth of the eastern rainbowfish, <i>Melanotaenia splendida splendida</i> (Peters). I. Morphogenesis and ontogeny. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 54:17-25. (Ref. 51902) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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). Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-Distribution-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2006-07-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oceania: restricted in the Drysdale and King Edward River systems in the extreme northern portion of Western Australia, 500 km southwest of Darwin. Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-Uses-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential Allen, G.R. 1982 A field guide to inland fishes of western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. (Ref. 7299) Allen, G.R. 1982 A field guide to inland fishes of western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. (Ref. 7299) FB-LifeCycle-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=10493&StockCode=10815 Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-18 00:00:00 2000-12-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public gracilis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 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. Feeds on insects and their larvae, small crustaceans and algae. Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-Size-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259)); 6.5 cm SL (female) Allen, G.R. 1989 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10493 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1994-06-07 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10493 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater