WoRMS taxon details
Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894
- Genus Cairnsichthys Allen, 1980
- Genus Chilatherina Regan, 1914
- Genus Glossolepis Weber, 1907
- Genus Iriatherina Meinken, 1974
- Genus Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Pelangia Allen, 1998
- Genus Rhadinocentrus Regan, 1914
- Genus Aida Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Aidaprora Whitley, 1935 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Anisocentrus Regan, 1914 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Aristeus Castelnau, 1878 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Centratherina Regan, 1914 accepted as Chilatherina Regan, 1914
- Genus Charisella Fowler, 1939 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Chilaterina accepted as Chilatherina Regan, 1914 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Nematocentris Peters, 1866 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Nematocentrus accepted as Nematocentris Peters, 1866 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Neoatherina Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Rhadiocentrus accepted as Rhadinocentrus Regan, 1914 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Rhombatractus Gill, 1894 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
- Genus Rhombosoma Regan, 1914 accepted as Melanotaenia Gill, 1862
brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151839 on 2025-10-08
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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