Melanotaenia sneideri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Melanotaenia
Species: Melanotaenia sneideri

Name

Melanotaenia sneideri Allen & Hadiaty, 2013

• Holotype: MZB 21375.
• Paratypes: MZB 21376 (11); USNM 409975 (4); WAM P.33872-001 (5), P.33872-002 (4).

Type locality: small creek in Kumawa Mountains, 03°55.14’S, 133°02.873’E [1], Bomberai Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia.

Etymology: The new species is named in honor of Richard Sneider, whom, together with Max Ammer planned and executed the 2013 Kumawa Mountains Expedition. Doctor Sneider discovered the species, photographed and filmed it, and, with Obed Holago, first collected the type specimens.

Vernacular names

English: Kumawa Rainbowfish

References

• Allen, G. R. & Hadiaty, R. K.; 2013: Melanotaenia sneideri, a New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), from West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 137–146.