Species profile—Melanotaenia sp. nov. 'Running River' (Running River rainbowfish)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfishes) → Melanotaenia sp. nov. 'Running River' (Running River rainbowfish)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfishes)
- Scientific name
- Melanotaenia sp. nov. 'Running River'
- Common name
- Running River rainbowfish
- WildNet taxon ID
- 27859
- Synonym(s)
- Melanotaenia splendida
- Alternate name(s)
- Hidden Valley rainbowfish
Burdekin rainbowfish
zig zag rainbowfish - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27859.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
