Chilatherina

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

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

Species

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chilatherina in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. 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


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