fluviatilis, Aristeus Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:141 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 763] Ropes Creek, near Sydney, and Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-4826 (2) Murrumbidgee R. •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), but a valid subspecies -- (Allen & Cross 1982:56 [ref. 6251], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:87 [ref. 25473]). •Valid as Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878) -- (Crowley et al. 1986 [ref. 12480], Paxton et al. 1989:350 [ref. 12442], Allen in McDowall 1996:138 [ref. 22909], Unmack 2001:1061 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:150 [ref. 25930], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Allen et al. 2006:691 [ref. 29066], Hammer et al. 2012:64 [ref. 32389], Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750], Kuiter 2018:28 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Murray Darling River system of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Habitat: freshwater.