Species profile—Melanotaenia rubrostriata (red-striped rainbowfish)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Melanotaeniidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=melanotaeniidae ) (rainbowfishes) → Melanotaenia rubrostriata (red-striped rainbowfish)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=34840&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=34840&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=34840 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Melanotaeniidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=melanotaeniidae ) (rainbowfishes)
Scientific name
Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Common name
red-striped rainbowfish
WildNet taxon ID
34840
Synonym(s)
Melanotaenia rubrostriatus
Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata
Alternate name(s)
redstriped rainbowfish
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=34840 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=34840 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.