Melanotaenia Gill [T. N.] 1862:280 Fem. Atherina nigrans Richardson 1843. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Derijst 1989:67 [ref. 12460] with comments on date of original description, and on p. 70 on family status. •Valid as Melanotaenia Gill 1862 -- (Allen & Cross 1982:44 [ref. 6251], White et al. 1984:360 [ref. 13655], Allen 1985:58 [ref. 6245], Derijst 1989:66 [ref. 12460], Paxton et al. 1989:349 [ref. 12442], Allen 1990 [ref. 15707], Allen 1991:82 [ref. 21090], Dyer 1993:93 [ref. 40716], Allen 1996:9 [ref. 22218], Ivantsoff et al. 1997:63 [ref. 23794], McGuigan 2001:647 [ref. 25582], Allen et al. 2006:690 [ref. 29066], Allen & Unmack 2008:110 [ref. 29477], Allen et al. 2008:209 [ref. 29963], Morgan 2011:13 [ref. 31262], Kadarusman et al. 2011:223 [ref. 31665], Allen & Unmack 2012:227 [ref. 32261], Allen & Hadiaty 2013:137 [ref. 32792], Allen et al. 2014:35 [ref. 33145], Allen et al. 2014:139 [ref. 33452], Allen et al. 2015:846 [ref. 33735], Allen et al. 2015:66 [ref. 33750], Graf et al. 2015:870 [ref. 33836], Nugraha et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33872], Allen et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34164], Kuiter 2018:28 [ref. 36369], Hammer et al. 2019:201 [ref. 37131], Graf et al. 2023:2063 [ref. 40721]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia Gill 1862. Melanotaeniidae.