FB-69992 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69992 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Ancistrus Ancistrus patronus de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019 Little rainbowfish 2023-03-29 2023-03-29 Hammer, M.P., G.R. Allen, K.C. Martin, M. Adams and P.J. Unmack0 Two new species of dwarf rainbowfishes (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) from northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Zootaxa 4701(3):201-234. (Ref. 121823) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 Habitat is shallow ( 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. 121823) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-05-17 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 This species with well-contrasted dark lateral body stripes, is distinguished by the following set of characters: D IV-VI, I,7-9 (mode 8); A I,13-16 (mode 14); total procurrent caudal rays 11-13 (mode 12); lateral scales 30-32 (mode 31); cheek scales usually 8-9; total gill rakers on first arch 14-16; vertebrae 31-33 (mode 32); body deep with greatest depth 3.1-3.6 (mean 3.3) in SL and greatest width 1.9-2.9 (mean 2.3) in HL; maxilla is relatively short 4.0-4.7 (mean 4.3) in HL; long predorsal distance 1.9-2.1 (mean 2.1) in SL. Colouration: when alive, brown to whitish body with a series of black lateral stripes the middle being the most distinct in having a dark purple hue; fins pale with diffuse patterns and most pronounced in nuptial males (Ref. 121823). 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. 121823) FB-Morphology-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-05-17 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 13 - 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 33 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. 121823) FB-Distribution-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 Oceania: Australia. 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. 121823) FB-Uses-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial 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. 121823) 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. 121823) FB-TrophicStrategy-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ wilsoni Habitat is shallow (< 50 cm) comprising small Pandanus lined spring fed creeks over sandy soils with strong lateral connectivity to densely vegetated peat swamp and side-channel areas. Swamp and channel habitats can be seasonal or retract to refuge holes. Water transparency ranges from clear (streams) to heavily stained, indicative of water quality parameters in the dry season including pH 6.0-6.5 (noted also as 5.0: Armstrong 1995), temperature 23-24°C, water conductivity 15-30 ìScm-1 and general hardness and carbonate hardness 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. 121823) FB-Size-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 121823)) 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. 121823) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2023-03-29 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70001 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 10; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 121823) 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. 121823)