Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Boesemans regnbuefisk, Tofarvet Regnbuefisk
Common Names in English:
Boeseman´s Rainbowfish, Boeseman's rainbowfish, Boseman's Rainbow Fish, Bosemani
Common Names in Finnish:
Kultapyrst, Kultapyrstösateenkaarikala
Common Names in German:
Boeseman's Regenbogenfisch, Boesemans Regenbogenfisch
Common Names in Italian:
Boseghin
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
貝氏虹銀漢魚, 贝氏虹银汉鱼
Description
Habitat
Inhabits lakes which are situated at the headwaters of the Ajamaru River in Irian Jaya which drains into the Kais River eventually flowing to the Ceram Sea .
Ecology:
This species' freshwater
habitat
consists of three lakes
, the largest
of which is 7 km
long and 2 km wide.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Atheriniformes
()
- Family:
Melanotaeniidae
()
- Genus:
Melanotaenia
()
- Gill, 1863
- Specific name:
boesemani
- Allen and Cross, 1980
- Scientific name: - Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980 Allen and Cross, 1980
- Specific name:
boesemani
- Allen and Cross, 1980
- Genus:
Melanotaenia
(
- Family:
Melanotaeniidae
(
- Order:
Atheriniformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 02-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Melanotaenia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 54 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. affinis (North New Guinea Rainbowfish) · M. ajamaruensis (Ajamaru Lakes Rainbowfish) · M. angfa (Yakati Rainbowfish) · M. arfakensis (Arfak Rainbowfish) · M. australis (Western Rainbowfish) · M. batanta (Batanta Rainbowfish) · M. boesemani (Boeseman´s Rainbowfish) · M. boesmani (Boeseman's Rainbowfish) · M. caerulea (Blue Rainbowfish) · M. catherinae (Waigeo Rainbowfish) · M. corona (Corona Rainbowfish) · M. duboulayi (Duboulay´s Rainbowfish) · M. eachamensis (Lake Eacham Rainbowfish) · M. exquisita (Exquisite Rainbowfish) · M. fluviatilis (Crimson-Spotted Rainbowfish) · M. fredericki (Sorong Rainbowfish) · M. goldiei (Goldie River Rainbowfish) · M. gracilis (Slender Rainbowfish) · M. herbertaxelrodi (Lake Tebera Rainbowfish) · M. inornata (Checkered Rainbowfish) · M. irianjaya (Irian Jaya Rainbowfish) · M. iris (Strickland Rainbowfish) · M. japenensis (Yapen Rainbowfish) · M. kamaka (Kamaka Rainbowfish) · M. lacustris (Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish) · M. lakamora (Lakamora Rainbowfish) · M. maccullochi (Macculloch's Rainbowfish) · M. maylandi (Mayland's Rainbowfish) · M. misoolensis (Misool Rainbowfish) · M. monticola (Mountain Rainbowfish) · M. mubiensis (Mubi Rainbowfish) · M. nigrans (Australian Redtailed Rainbowfish) · M. ogilbyi (Ogilby´s Rainbowfish) · M. oktediensis (Oktedi Rainbowfish) · M. papuae (Papuan Rainbowfish) · M. parkinsoni (Parkinson's Rainbowfish) · M. parva (Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish) · M. pierucciae (Pierucci's Rainbowfish) · M. pimaensis (Pima River Rainbowfish) · M. pimanensis (Pima River Rainbowfish) · M. praecox (Dwarf Rainbowfish) · M. pygmaea (Pygmy Rainbowfish) · M. rubripinnis (Red-Finned Rainbowfish) · M. sexlineata (Eastern Rainbowfish) · M. solata (Northern Rainbowfish) · M. splendida (Mcdonald Ranges Rainbow Fish) · M. splendida australis (Western Rainbowfish) · M. splendida inornata (Checkered Rainbowfish) · M. splendida rubrostriata (Red-Striped Rainbowfish) · M. splendida splendida (Eastern Rainbow Fish) · M. splendida tatei (Desert Rainbowfish) · M. trifasciata (Goyder River Rainbowfish) · M. utcheensis (Utchee Rainbowfish) · M. vanheurni (Van Heurn´s Rainbowfish)
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Further Reading
- Allen, G. 1996. In litt.
- Allen, G.R. (1991). Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
- Frank, N. and L. Sarakontu 2000 Algae eating cyprinids from Thailand and neighboring areas. Retrieved 5/3/00 from http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html, 6 p.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
Contributors
- Allen, G. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia boesemani. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Dyer, Brian S. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 131717
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33975
- Fishbase Species ID: 10489
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630763
- IUCN ID: 222522
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4381
Footnotes
- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia boesemani. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
