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Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Melanotaenia: Greek, melan, -anos = black + latin, taenia = stripe (Ref. 45335); ericrobertsi: Named in honour of Eric Roberts, a pilot with Associated Mission Aviation (AMA), Papua Province, Indonesia (Ref. 119199).
Eponymy: Eric Roberts is a pilot with Associated Mission Aviation, West Papua, New Guinea and an aquarium enthusiast and collector. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; profondeur 0 - 2 m (Ref. 119199). Tropical
Asia: Indonesia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 5 - 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 16; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 23 - 27. This species is distinguished by the following combination of characters: dorsal rays IV to VI + I, 13-16 (usually V + 1,14 or 15); anal rays 1,23-27 (usually 25 or 26); pectoral rays 13-15 (usually 14 or 15); lateral scales 37-39 (usually 38); transverse scales 9 or 10; predorsal scales 17-19; circumpeduncular scales 12 or 13; total gill rakers on first arch 15-19 (usually 17 or 18); total scales covering preoperculum 12-16 (mean 14.1); origins of first dorsal and anal fins about level; greatest body depth of adult male about 2.7-3.1 in SL; colour of adult male in life generally mauve to pale yellowish with orange stripe between each scale row on side of body; blackish zone on lower 2/3 of caudal peduncle and adjacent body above last few anal rays; blackish patch immediately behind pectoral-fin base; pelvic and median fins reddish with narrow white margin on dorsal fins (Ref. 119199).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., P.J. Unmack and R.K. Hadiaty, 2014. Three new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 20(3):139-158. (Ref. 119199)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: d'intérêt potentiel; Aquarium: potentiel
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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