Species
There are currently 58 recognized species in this genus:
- Melanotaenia affinis (North New Guinea rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ajamaruensis (Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ammeri
- Melanotaenia angfa (Yakati rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia arfakensis (Arfak rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia arguni
- Melanotaenia australis (Western rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia batanta (Batanta rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia boesemani (Boeseman's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia caerulea (Blue rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia catherinae (Waigeo rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia corona (Corona rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia duboulayi (Duboulay's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia eachamensis (Lake Eacham rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia exquisita (Exquisite rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia fasinensis
- Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Murray River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia fredericki (Sorong rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia goldiei (Goldie River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia gracilis (Slender rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi (Lake Tebera rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia irianjaya (Irian Jaya rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia iris (Strickland rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia japenensis (Yapen rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia kamaka (Kamaka rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia kokasensis
- Melanotaenia lacustris (Lake Kutubu rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia lakamora (Lakamora rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia maccullochi (MacCulloch's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia mairasi
- Melanotaenia maylandi (Mayland's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia misoolensis (Misool rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia monticola (Mountain rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia mubiensis (Mubi rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia nigrans (Black-banded rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia ogilbyi (Ogilby's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia oktediensis (Oktedi rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia papuae (Papuan rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia parkinsoni (Parkinson's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia parva (Lake Kuromai rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pierucciae (Pierucci's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pimaensis (Pima River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia praecox (Dwarf rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia pygmaea (Pygmy rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia rubripinnis (Red-finned rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia salawati
- Melanotaenia sexlineata (Fly River rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia solata (Northern Rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida
- Melanotaenia splendida inornata (Checkered rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata (Red-striped rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Eastern rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia splendida tatei (Desert rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia sylvatica
- Melanotaenia synergos .
- Melanotaenia trifasciata (Banded rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia urisa
- Melanotaenia utcheensis (Utchee rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia vanheurni (Van Heurn's rainbowfish)
- Melanotaenia veoliae
- Melanotaenia wanoma
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