Pelangia mbutaensis

Pelangia mbutaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Atheriniformes
Suborder: Atherinoidei
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Pelangia
G. R. Allen, 1998
Species:
P. mbutaensis
Binomial name
Pelangia mbutaensis
G. R. Allen, 1998

Pelangia mbutaensis is a species of rainbowfish endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in 1988 from types collected from the Lake Mbuta Basin which lies about 8 kilometers northwest of Etna Bay in West Papua. It is the only known member of its genus, the name Pelangia is derived from the Indonesian word for "rainbow" and the specific name refers to the type locality, the swampy basin of Lake Mbuta.

References

  1. ↑ Allen, G.R.; Kadarusman. (2020). "Pelangia mbutaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T161079214A161079246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161079214A161079246.en. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pelangia mbutaensis". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pelangia mbutaensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pelangia". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 March 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families BEDOTIIDAE, MELANOTAENIIDAE, PSEUDOMUGILIDAE, TELMATHERINIDAE, ISONIDAE, DENTATHERINIDAE and PHALLOSTETHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 July 2019.