| Citation | Hammer, M.P., G.R. Allen, K.C. Martin, M. Adams and P.J. Unmack, 2019, Two new species of dwarf rainbowfishes (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) from northern Australia and southern New Guinea.. Zootaxa 4701(3):201-234. |
| Ref. | Hammer, M.P., G.R. Allen, K.C. Martin, M. Adams and P.J. Unmack, 2019 |
| Page | 218;fig.5,7;tab.4-5 |
| Named Used as Valid | Melanotaenia sahulensis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Australia, Pahoturi River, Sigabadu, WAM P.26757-001. |
| Distribution | Australia and southern central New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). |
| Quote | Australia (northern tip and east coast of Cape York from the Jardine River, Bamaga area, Shelburne Bay area and around as far south as Scrubby Creek; Torres Strait (Moa Island); Papua New Guinea from the Pahoturi to Bensbach river systems including the mid-Fly; and Indonesia from the Merauke area. |