Scientific name — the valid binomial under the Catalog of Fishes, the authority for valid names. Common name — English vernacular and trade names recorded for the species. Where a species carries a collection-locality label, it is shown beside the scientific name.
379 of 379 name entries
A
- Abendanon's sailfin silversidecommon — Telmatherina abendanoni
- Aifuf rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia laticlavia
- Ajamaru lakes rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
- Ajamaru Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
- Allen's Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina alleni
- Ammer's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia ammeri
- Arfak Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia arfakensis
- Arguni Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia arguni
- Arnhem Land Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil tenellus
- Aru Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia aruensis
- Australian Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia australis
- Australian rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia fluviatilis
- Australian rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia splendida
- Axelrod's Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina axelrodi
- Axelrod's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
B
- Balloch's blue-eyecommon — Kiunga ballochi
- Banded rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Barred Rainbowcommon — Chilatherina fasciata
- Barred Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina fasciata
- Batanta Blue Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia synergos
- Batanta Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia batanta
- Bedotia albomarginatascientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia alveyiscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia geayiscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia leucopteronscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia longianalisscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia madagascariensisscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia marojejyscientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia masoalascientificBedotiidae
- Bedotia tricolorscientificBedotiidae
- Bicolour Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia boesemani
- Black-banded rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia nigrans
- Blackbanded rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia nigrans
- Bleher's Blue-eyecommon — Kiunga bleheri
- Bleher's Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina bleheri
- Blue rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia caerulea
- Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil pellucidus
- Blueback blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
- Boeseman's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia boesemani
- Boesemani Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia boesemani
- Bonti Rainbowfishcommon — Telmatherina bonti
- Bulolo Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina bulolo
C
- Cairns Rainbowfishcommon — Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
- Cairnsichthys bitaeniatusscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Cairnsichthys rhombosomoidesscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Cape blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil majusculus
- Celebes rainbowcommon — Telmatherina celebensis
- Celebes Rainbowfishcommon — Marosatherina ladigesi
- Celebes Sailfincommon — Marosatherina ladigesi
- Celebes Sailfin Silversidecommon — Marosatherina ladigesi
- Chilatherina alleniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina axelrodiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina bleheriscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina buloloscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina campsiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina crassispinosascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina fasciatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina lorentziiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina pagwiensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina priceiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Chilatherina sentaniensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Connie's blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil connieae
- Corona Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia corona
- Crimson-spotted Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia duboulayi
- Crimsonspotted Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia duboulayi
D
- Daintree Rainbowfishcommon — Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus
- Delicate Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil tenellus
- Dority's Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis dorityi
- Duboulay's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia duboulayi
- Dwarf Neon Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia praecox
- Dwarf Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia maccullochi
- Dwarf rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia praecox
E
- Eastern rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia splendida
- Emperor Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis wanamensis
- Etna Bay Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia bowmani
- Etna Bay Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia etnaensis
- Exquisite Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia exquisita
F
- Fasin Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia fasinensis
- Featherfin Rainbowfishcommon — Iriatherina werneri
- Fly River rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sexlineata
- Forest Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sylvatica
- Forktail Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil furcatus
- Forktail Rainbowfishcommon — Pseudomugil furcatus
- Furcata Rainbowfishcommon — Pseudomugil furcatus
G
- Gary Lange's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia garylangei
- Gertrude's Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Glass blue-eyecommon — Kiunga ballochi
- Glossolepis dorityiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis incisascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis kabiascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis leggettiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis maculosascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis multisquamatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis pseudoincisascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis ramuensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Glossolepis wanamensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Goldie River rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia goldiei
- Goyder River Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Grime Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis dorityi
- Grunwald's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia grunwaldi
H
- Highlands Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina campsi
- Honey blue eyecommon — Pseudomugil mellis
- Honey Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil mellis
I
- Inconspicuous Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil inconspicuus
- Irian Jaya rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia irianjaya
- Iriatherina werneriscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Ivantsoff's Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil ivantsoffi
J
- Jakora Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia jakora
- Jewel Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia trifasciata
K
- Kabia Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis kabia
- Kali Jakora Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia jakora
- Kamaka Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia kamaka
- Katranacommon — Rheocles alaotrensis
- Kiunga ballochiscientificPseudomugilidae
- Kiunga bleheriscientificPseudomugilidae
- Klasio Creek Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia klasioensis
- Kokas Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia kokasensis
- Kola rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia kolaensis
- Kumawa Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sneideri
L
- Lakamora Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia lakamora
- Lake Eacham rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia eachamensis
- Lake Furnusu rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia mairasi
- Lake Kuromai rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia parva
- Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia parva
- Lake Kutubu Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia lacustris
- Lake Mbuta Rainbowfishcommon — Pelangia mbutaensis
- Lake Tebera rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
- Lake Wanam rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis wanamensis
- Leggett's Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis leggetti
- Little rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia wilsoni
- Lorentz's Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina lorentzii
M
- Macculloch's rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia maccullochi
- Madagascar Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia albomarginata
- Madagascar Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia geayi
- Madagascar rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia longianalis
- Madagascar rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia madagascariensis
- Madagascar Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia marojejy
- Madagascar Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia masoala
- Madagascar Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia tricolor
- Makira Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia alveyi
- Mamah Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia mamahensis
- Marojejy Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia marojejy
- Marosatherina ladigesiscientificTelmatherinidae
- Masoala Rainbowfishcommon — Bedotia masoala
- Mayland's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia maylandi
- McCulloch's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia maccullochi
- Melanotaenia affinisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia ajamaruensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia albimarginatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia ammeriscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia angfascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia arfakensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia arguniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia aruensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia australisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia batantascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia boesemaniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia bowmaniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia caeruleascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia catherinaescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia coronascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia duboulayiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia dumasiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia eachamensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia ericrobertsiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia etnaensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia exquisitascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia fasinensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia flavipinnisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia fluviatilisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia frederickiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia garylangeiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia goldieiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia gracilisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia grunwaldiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia irianjayascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia irisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia jakorascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia japenensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia kamakascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia klasioensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia kokasensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia kolaensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia lacunosascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia lacustrisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia lakamorascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia laticlaviascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia longispinascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia maccullochiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia mairasiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia mamahensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia manibuiiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia maylandiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia misoolensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia monticolascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia mubiensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia multiradiatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia naramasaescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia nigransscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia ogilbyiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia oktediensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia papuaescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia parkinsoniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia parvascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia patotiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia pictascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia pierucciaescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia pimaensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia praecoxscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia pygmaeascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia rubripinnisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia rubrivittatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia rubrostriatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia rumberponensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sahulensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia salawatiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sembraescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia senckenbergianascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sexlineatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sikuensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sneideriscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia solatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia splendidascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia susiiscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia sylvaticascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia synergosscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia trifasciatascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia urisascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia utcheensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia vanheurniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia veoliaescientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia wanomascientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia wilsoniscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Melanotaenia wokamensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Misool Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia flavipinnis
- Misool Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia misoolensis
- Moswaren rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia multiradiata
- Mountain Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia monticola
- Mubi Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia mubiensis
- Murray River rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia fluviatilis
N
- Naramasa Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia naramasae
- New Guinea blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil novaeguineae
- New Guinea Red Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis incisa
- North New Guinea rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia affinis
- Northern Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia affinis
- Northern Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia solata
- Northern Soft-spined Sunfishcommon — Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
O
- Ogilby's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia ogilbyi
- Oktedi rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia oktediensis
- Opudicommon — Telmatherina abendanoni
- Opudicommon — Telmatherina opudi
- Opudi fishcommon — Telmatherina opudi
- Ornate Rainbowfishcommon — Rhadinocentrus ornatus
P
- Pacific Blue Eyecommon — Pseudomugil signifer
- Pacific Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil signifer
- Pagwi Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina pagwiensis
- Painted rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia picta
- Papuan rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia papuae
- Paratherina cyaneascientificTelmatherinidae
- Paratherina labiosascientificTelmatherinidae
- Paratherina striatascientificTelmatherinidae
- Paratherina woltereckiscientificTelmatherinidae
- Parkinson's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia parkinsoni
- Paska's Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil paskai
- Patoti's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia patoti
- Pelangia mbutaensisscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Pierucci's Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia pierucciae
- Pima River rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia pimaensis
- Popondetta blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil connieae
- Praecox Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia praecox
- Price's Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina pricei
- Pseudomugil connieaescientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil cyanodorsalisscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil furcatusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil gertrudaescientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil inconspicuusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil ivantsoffiscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil luminatusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil majusculusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil mellisscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil novaeguineaescientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil paludicolascientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil paskaiscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil pellucidusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil reticulatusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil signiferscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pseudomugil tenellusscientificPseudomugilidae
- Pygmy Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia pygmaea
R
- Ramu Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis ramuensis
- Red neon blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil luminatus
- Red Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis incisa
- Red-finned Blue-eyecommon — Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis
- Red-finned rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia rubripinnis
- Red-striped Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia rubrivittata
- Red-striped Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia rubrostriata
- Red-tailed Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia australis
- Red-tailed Silversidecommon — Bedotia geayi
- Redfin Blue-eyecommon — Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis
- Regal Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Reticulated blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil reticulatus
- Rhadinocentrus ornatusscientificMelanotaeniidae
- Rheocles alaotrensisscientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles derhamiscientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles lateralisscientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles pellegriniscientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles sikoraescientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles vatosoascientificBedotiidae
- Rheocles wrightaescientificBedotiidae
- Rumberpon Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia rumberponensis
S
- Sahul Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sahulensis
- Sailfin silversidecommon — Paratherina labiosa
- Sailfin Silversidecommon — Paratherina wolterecki
- Sailfin Silversidecommon — Telmatherina antoniae
- Sailfin Silversidecommon — Telmatherina bonti
- Sailfin Silversidecommon — Telmatherina prognatha
- Salawati Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia salawati
- Salmon-red Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis incisa
- Sarasins' sailfin silversidecommon — Telmatherina sarasinorum
- Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnisscientificPseudomugilidae
- Sembra Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sembrae
- Senckenberg Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia senckenbergiana
- Sentani Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina sentaniensis
- Sepik Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis multisquamata
- Siku Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sikuensis
- Silver rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina crassispinosa
- Six-lined Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia sexlineata
- Slender Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia gracilis
- Soft-spined Rainbowfishcommon — Rhadinocentrus ornatus
- Sorong Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia fredericki
- Southern Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil signifer
- Sparkle Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia jakora
- Spotted Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Spotted Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis maculosa
- Strickland rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia iris
- Susi Creek Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia susii
- Susii Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia susii
- Suswa Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia ericrobertsi
- Swamp Blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil paludicola
T
- Tami River rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis pseudoincisa
- Telmatherina abendanoniscientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina albolabiosascientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina antoniaescientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina bontiscientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina celebensisscientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina obscurascientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina opudiscientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina prognathascientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina sarasinorumscientificTelmatherinidae
- Telmatherina wahjuiscientificTelmatherinidae
- Threadfin Rainbowfishcommon — Iriatherina werneri
- Three-striped Sunfishcommon — Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Tominanga aureascientificTelmatherinidae
- Tominanga sanguicaudascientificTelmatherinidae
- Transparent blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil pellucidus
- Turquoise Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia lacustris
U
- Urisa Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia urisa
- Utchee Creek Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia utcheensis
- Utchee rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia utcheensis
V
- Van Heurn's rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia vanheurni
- Vogelkop blue-eyecommon — Pseudomugil reticulatus
W
- Waigeo rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia catherinae
- Wanam Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis wanamensis
- Wapoga Rainbowfishcommon — Chilatherina alleni
- Wapoga Red Laser Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia rubrivittata
- Werner's Rainbowfishcommon — Iriatherina werneri
- West Papua Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia fasinensis
- Western Australian Jewel-fishcommon — Melanotaenia australis
- Western Australian Sun-fishcommon — Melanotaenia australis
- Western Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia australis
- White-lipped sailfin silversidecommon — Telmatherina albolabiosa
- Whitetip Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia albimarginata
- Wokam Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia wokamensis
Y
- Yakati Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia angfa
- Yapen Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia japenensis
- Yellow Fin Blue-eye Rainbowfishcommon — Pseudomugil paludicola
- Yellow Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
- Yellow-finned Rainbowfishcommon — Melanotaenia flavipinnis
Z
- Zig-Zag Rainbowfishcommon — Glossolepis dorityi