Family
Rainbowfishes Melanotaeniidae
Every species of the family Melanotaeniidae in LumaReef: photos, sizes and water parameters, species by species.
- Species
- 13 (5 in the catalogue · 8 coming soon)
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Size range
- 4–20 cm
- Typical temperature
- 21–30 °C
- Typical pH
- 6.5–8
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Size is the largest length on record for each species. Typical temperature and pH are the median of the species with data.
Species 13
Boesemani rainbowfishMelanotaenia boesemani
Neon dwarf rainbowfishMelanotaenia praecox
Red rainbowfishGlossolepis incisus
Threadfin rainbowfishIriatherina werneri
Turquoise rainbowfishMelanotaenia lacustris
Lake Wanam RainbowfishGlossolepis wanamensisComing soon
New Guinea RainbowfishMelanotaenia affinisComing soon
Murray River RainbowfishMelanotaenia fluviatilisComing soon
Lake Tebera rainbowfishMelanotaenia herbertaxelrodiComing soon
McCulloch's RainbowfishMelanotaenia maccullochiComing soon
Melanotaenia splendida inornataComing soon
Eastern RainbowfishMelanotaenia splendida splendidaComing soon
Banded RainbowfishMelanotaenia trifasciataComing soon
More freshwater families
- Blue-eyesPseudomugilidae4
- CichlidsCichlidae191
- Carps, barbs and minnowsCyprinidae141
- CharacinsCharacidae62
- Gouramis and bettasOsphronemidae52
- Armored catfishesCallichthyidae48
- Spined loachesCobitidae30
- Plecos and suckermouth catfishesLoricariidae24
- Squeakers and upside-down catfishesMochokidae20
- Piranhas and pacusSerrasalmidae19
- African killifishesNothobranchiidae16
- LivebearersPoeciliidae15