maculata, Melanotaenia Weber [M.] 1907:239, Pl. 11 (fig. 4) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Merauke River mouth, Irian Jaya [West Papua], Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMA 103067. Paralectotypes: (should be 12) AMNH 9586 (1); CSIRO B 1197 [ex ZMA 103067] (2); NMW 59599 (1); RMNH 23221 (1), ?CAS-SU (3, missing); WAM P.26783-001 [ex ZMA 110168] (1); ZMA 103067 (1), 110168 (now 6). Type catalog: Hoedeman 1960:213 [ref. 19258], Nijssen et al. 1982:74 [ref. 19236], Hutchins & Smith 1991:12 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:13 [ref. 30117]. Hoedeman 1960:213 [ref. 19258] regarded ZMA 103067 as holotype which does not establish a lectotype; lectotype established in Nijssen et al. 1993:227 [ref. 22808]. •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), subspecies rubrostriata -- (Allen et al. 1980:488 [ref. 99]). •Synonym of Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.