splendida, Nematocentris Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1866:516 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866; ref. 3439] Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6223. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:178 [ref. 19981]. •Valid as Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:351 [ref. 12442], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1061 [ref. 25797], Pusey et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35250]). •Valid as Melanotaenia splendida, subspecies splendida (Peters 1866) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:60 [ref. 6251], McGuigan 2001:649 [ref. 25582], Allen et al. 2002:157 [ref. 25930], Humphrey et al. 2003:17 [ref. 26803], Allen et al. 2006:693 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater.