Melanotaenia garylangei
Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: Melanotaenia garylangei
Name
[edit]Melanotaenia garylangei Graf et al., 2015
Type locality: Western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia): unnamed rainforest creek in the vicinity of Dekai, a tributary of Brazza River, Eilanden River system. 04° 47.790 S, 139° 30.515 E.
Etymology: The new species is named in honour of Gary William Lange, a well-known rainbowfish enthusiast who first discovered this species.
Vernacular names
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References
[edit]- Graf, J.A., Herder, F. & Hadiaty, R.K., 2015: A New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), Melanotaenia garylangei, from Western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia). Fishes of Sahul, 29 (2): 870–881.