ADW: Melanotaenia: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Atheriniformes
        
        Family Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
        
        Genus Melanotaenia
        
        Species Melanotaenia affinis (North New Guinea rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia ajamaruensis (Ajamaru lakes rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia ammeri
        
        Species Melanotaenia angfa (Yakati rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia arfakensis (Arfak rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia australis (Australian rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia batanta (Batanta rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia boesemani (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia caerulea (Blue rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia catherinae (Waigeo rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia corona (Corona rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia duboulayi (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia eachamensis (Lake Eacham Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia exquisita (Exquisite Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Australian rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia fredericki (Sorong rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia goldiei (Gold-line rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia gracilis (Slender Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi (Lake Tebera Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia irianjaya (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia iris (Strickland rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia japenensis (Yapen rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia kamaka (Kamaka rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia kokasensis
        
        Species Melanotaenia lacustris (Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia lakamora (Lakamora rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia maccullochi (Dwarf rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia maylandi (Mayland's rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia misoolensis (Misool rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia monticola (Mountain Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia mubiensis (Mubi rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia nigrans (Australian rainbow)
        
        Species Melanotaenia ogilbyi (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia oktediensis (Oktedi Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia papuae (Papua rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia parkinsoni (Parkinson's rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia parva (Lake Kuromai rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia pierucciae (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia pimaensis (Pima River rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia praecox (Dwarf rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia pygmaea (Pygmy Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia rubripinnis (Red-finned rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia sexlineata (Fly River Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia solata (Northern Rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia splendida
        
        Species Melanotaenia sylvatica
        
        Species Melanotaenia synergos
        
        Species Melanotaenia trifasciata (Banded rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia utcheensis (Utchee rainbowfish)
        
        Species Melanotaenia vanheurni (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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