Melanotaenia splendida inornata (Castelnau, 1875)

Checkered rainbowfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Atheriniformes \| Melanotaeniidae
Synonyms	Aida inornata, Aidapora carteri, Aristeus cavifrons, ... more
Common names	Mønstret regnbuefisk, 丑虹银汉鱼, 醜虹銀漢魚, ... more

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Main reference

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Size / Weight / Age

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical

Oceania: northern portion of the Northern Territory east of the Mary River and streams flowing into the Gulf of Carpentaria, including those of western Cape York Peninsula to the Jardine River; also Prince of Wales and Badu Islands in the Torres Strait.
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IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

Modified by Froese, Rainer

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