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Family Order: Atheriniformes 🍽️ 23 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish 🐠 71 Aquarium

Melanotaeniidae

Species
114
Genera
7
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
2.89
Threatened
19

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Colombia
2 spp.
Philippines
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
100%
5
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
10 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
113
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
EN
CR
Least Concern 41
Near Threatened 6
Vulnerable 24
Endangered 22
Critically Endangered 18

🐟 Species in Melanotaeniidae

114 total
Eastern rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Exquisite rainbowfish
Melanotaenia exquisita
LC 💧 Freshwater
Fly River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sexlineata
EN 💧 Freshwater
Glossolepis Dorityi
Glossolepis dorityi
CR 💧 Freshwater
Glossolepis Kabia
Glossolepis kabia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Goldie River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia goldiei
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Highlands rainbowfish
Chilatherina campsi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Irian Jaya rainbowfish
Melanotaenia irianjaya
VU 💧 Freshwater
Kamaka rainbowfish
Melanotaenia kamaka
LC 💧 Freshwater
Kola rainbowfish
Melanotaenia kolaensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Kumawa rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sneideri
CR 💧 Freshwater
Lakamora rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lakamora
EN 💧 Freshwater
Lake Eacham rainbowfish
Melanotaenia eachamensis
EN 💧 Freshwater
Lake Furnusu rainbowfish
Melanotaenia mairasi
CR 💧 Freshwater
Lake Kuromai rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parva
CR 💧 Freshwater
Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
EN 💧 Freshwater Edible Game
Lake Tebera rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
VU 💧 Freshwater Edible
Lake Wanam rainbowfish
Glossolepis wanamensis
CR 💧 Freshwater Edible
Leggett's rainbowfish
Glossolepis leggetti
LC 💧 Freshwater
Little rainbowfish
Melanotaenia wilsoni
VU 💧 Freshwater Edible
Lorentz's rainbowfish
Chilatherina lorentzii
NT 💧 Freshwater
Macculloch's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Mayland's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maylandi
VU 💧 Freshwater Edible
Mbuta Rainbowfish
Pelangia mbutaensis
CR 💧 Freshwater