FB-63716 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63716 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Pimelodidae Pimelodus Pimelodus pantaneiro Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007 2008-04-15 2021-09-23 Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack0 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958) Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud0 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor0 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) FB-GeneralDescr-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 Inhabits narrow (to about 15-20 m wide), clear rivers with gradual gradients flowing initially through second growth forest, but entering primary, nearly closed canopy forest after about 1 km upstream from the sea. Collected from deeper pools (to about 2-3 m) over limestone cobble/-gravel bottoms with slow to moderate flow rates; temperature of 25.5° and pH 8.7 (Ref. 74958). Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack 2008 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 This rainbowfish is distinguished by the following set of characters: D IV to VI-I,11-14; A I,19-22; pectoral rays 13 or 14; lateral scales 31-33 (often 33); colour generally brownish on back (blue in life), pale tan or whitish below with blackish (bluish black in life) midlateral stripe from upper edge of preopercle to caudal-fin base, covering about one and a half scale rows for most of itslength and more strongly contrasted in males (Ref. 74958). Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack 2008 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958) FB-Morphology-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 114; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 19 - 22 Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack 2008 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958) FB-Distribution-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 Asia: Indonesia. Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack 2008 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958) FB-Uses-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor 2019 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) Evers, H.-G., J.K. Pinnegar and M.I. Taylor 2019 Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. J. Fish. Biol. 2019:1-8. (Ref. 133106) FB-Size-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 6.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 103156)) Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud 2015 Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-63724 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-04-16 00:00:00 2008-04-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63724 pelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 74958) Allen, G.R. and P.J. Unmack 2008 A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, Western New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):109-120. (Ref. 74958)