Melanotaenia affinis

Melanotaenia affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species:
M. affinis
Binomial name
Melanotaenia affinis
Synonyms[1]

Rhombatractus affinis Weber, 1907

Melanotaenia affinis, the North New Guinea rainbowfish, New Guinea rainbowfish, or red-finned rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish endemic to New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea). It grows to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) standard length.[1] Of the three known varieties, the so-called standard variety has the widest range. It is commonly found in the Markham, Ramu, and Sepik Rivers; their preferred habitat includes clear rainforest streams, swamps, pools, and lagoons abundant in vegetation and submerged logs.[2]

In the aquarium

The New Guinea rainbowfish is a peaceful and adaptable rainbowfish species that grows to 14 cm. It favors a pH of 7.0, hard water: (100–150 mg/L) and a temperature of 21–28 C (70 to 82 F). It will eat small live foods and prepared diets. Just like related species, it should be kept in shoals.

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanotaenia affinis". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  2. ^ Adrian R. Tappin (December 2015). "Melanotaenia affinis". rainbowfish. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  • Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish (2005) (David Alderton)
  • Anon. (2001). Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
  • Allen, G.R. (1991). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.


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