melanotaeniidae
The Goldiei group of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Neck Region of New Guinea (Papua and West Papua Provinces, Indonesia) with descriptions of five new species and recognition of Melanotaenia dumasi Weber
Gerald R. Allen, Peter J. Unmack and Renny K. Hadiaty aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 1-32, Volume 22 issue 1, 15 January 2016 AbstractGenetic investigations reveal the closely-related “Goldiei” group of melanotaeniids from the Birds Neck region of western New Guinea contains at least six species, including five new

Distribution and status of Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata (Melanotaeniidae) populations in north-eastern Queensland
Keith C. Martin and Susan Barclay aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 54-65, Volume 21 issue 2, 15 April 2015 Abstract The Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata has a wide but patchy distribution across northern Australia. It reaches its southern range limit in north-eastern Queensland, where it has been historically recorded

Three new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia
Gerald R. Allen, Peter J. Unmack and Renny K. Hadiaty aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 139-158, Volume 20 issue 3, 29 July 2014 Abstract Three new species of melanotaeniid rainbowfishes are described from fresh waters of the Birds Head Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Melanotaenia ericrobertsi is described from

Melanotaenia flavipinnis, a new species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Misool Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia
Gerald R. Allen, Renny K. Hadiaty and Peter J. Unmack aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 35-52, Volume 20, Issue 1 – 15 January 2014 Abstract A new species of melanotaeniid rainbowfish, Melanotaenia flavipinnis, is described from Misool Island in the Birds Head region of western New Guinea (West Papua

New Distribution Records for the Cairns Rainbowfish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Melanotaeniidae): implications for conservation of a restricted northern population
Keith C. Martin and Susan Barclay aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 155-164, Volume 19, Issue 3 – 19 July 2013 Abstract Four new locality records for the Cairns Rainbowfish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Nichols & Raven, 1928 are documented. The new localities are all outside the known geographical range for this

Melanotaenia sneideri, a New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), from West Papua Province, Indonesia
Gerald R. Allen and Renny K. Hadiaty aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 137-146, Volume 19, Issue 3 – 19 July 2013 Abstract A new species of melanotaeniid rainbowfish, Melanotaenia sneideri, is described from the Bomberai Peninsula in the southwestern Bird’s Head region of western New Guinea (West Papua Province,

A new species of Rainbowfish (Chilatherina: Melanotaeniidae), from the Sepik River System of Papua New Guinea
Gerald R. Allen and Peter J. Unmack aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 227-237, Volume 18, Issue 4 – 15 October 2012 Abstract A new species of rainbowfish, Chilatherina pagwiensis, is described on the basis of 31 specimens, 20.5-76.1 mm SL, collected from a tributary of the Sepik River near

Two new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaenia: Melanotaeniidae), from, western New Guinea (Papua Barat Province, Indonesia)
Gerald R. Allen, Peter J. Unmack and Renny K. Hadiaty aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 209-224, Volume 14, Issue 4 – 15 October 2008 Abstract Two new species of rainbowfishes are described from the southwestern Birds Head region of western New Guinea (Papua Barat Province, Indonesia). Melanotaenia ammeri n. sp.

A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Melanotaenia), from Batanta Island, western New Guinea
Gerald R. Allen and Peter J. Unmack aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 109-120, Volume 13, Issue 3-4 – 23 January 2008 Abstract A new species of rainbowfish, Melanotaenia synergos, is described on the basis of 45 specimens, 24.1-63.3 mm SL, collected in 1998 at Batanta Island, western New Guinea

Three New Species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Gerald R. Allen and Samuel J. Renyaan aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, pp. 69-80, Volume 3, Issue 2 – September 1998 Abstract Three new melanotaeniid fishes are described from Irian Jaya. Melanotaenia batanta sp. n. is described from 12 specimens, 39.1-87.4 mm SL, collected at Batanta Island. It is most