Klassifizierung / Names
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Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Herbert Richard Axelrod (1927–2017) (See Axelrod; also see Evelyn (Axelrod)) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; pH range: 7.5 - 7.8; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 6°S - 7°S
Oceania: known mainly from the Lake Tebera basin in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. A single specimen has been collected at Karamui, 38 km north of the lake.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2847)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 5 - 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 10 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 17 - 25.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits highland lakes and streams (793 m) surrounded by steep mountains (1200-1500 m).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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