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Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335); klasioensis: Named for its type locality, Klasio Creek (Ref. 103156).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia (West Papua).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 103156)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Birds Head region by the following characters: D V-VI+I, 14 -15; A I, 22-24; 36-37 lateral scales; 10 transverse scales; 17-18 anterior scales; 16-17 cheek scales; 18-20 gillrakers on first arch; large interorbital width, 8.6-9.2% of SL; large body width, 14.2-15.8% of SL; short pre-anal length, 47.7-49.4% of SL; long pectoral fin length, 20.1-20.7% of SL; long pelvic fin length, 19.4-22.6% of SL; 11.1% of SL; dorsal fin base protruding vertically behind anal fin origin, between 1st and 3rd anal soft ray. Colouration: a distinct red margin stripe on dorsal fins (Ref. 103156).
Cross section: compressed.
Currently known only from Klasio Creek. Maximum length based on type specimen, to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 103156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Nugraha, M.F.I., Kadarusman, N. Hubert, J.C. Avarre, R.K. Hadiaty, J. Slembrouck, O. Carman, Sudarto, R. Ogistira and L. Pouyaud, 2015. Eight new species of rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Region, West Papua, Indonesia. Cybium 39(2):99-130. (Ref. 103156)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: de interés potencial; Acuario: Potencial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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