Melanotaenia flavipinnis beschreven


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Abstract
A new species of melanotaeniid rainbowfish, Melanotaenia
flavipinnis, is described from Misool Island in the Birds
Head region of western New Guinea (West Papua
Province, Indonesia). The new taxon is described from 20
specimens, 38.5-77.2 mm SL, collected from two creeks
on southeastern Misool. It is the second rainbowfish
known from this island, which lies about 67 km south of
the New Guinea mainland. It is distinguished from congeners,
and especially from M. misoolensis, by a combination
of features that include a distinctive colour pattern
with yellow dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins, usually 18-19 rakers
on the first gill arch, 11-16 cheek scales, 12-13 circumpeduncular
scales, first dorsal fin situated well behind anal
fin origin, presence of both vomerine and palatine teeth,
conspicuously rounded anal fin with relatively elongate
rays on the anterior half, and relatively slender body in
both sexes (greatest depth usually less than 35% SL).

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