rubrostriatus, Nematocentris Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:14 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 14464] Strickland River, New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS B.9949. •Valid as Nematocentris rubrostriatus Ramsay & Ogilby 1886 -- (Roberts 1978:49 [ref. 8886]). •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), but a valid subspecies rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886) -- (Allen 1991:95 [ref. 21090], Allen & Jebb 1993:235 [ref. 21102], Allen et al. 2000:77 [ref. 27467]). •Valid as Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886) -- (Allen et al. 2008:94 [ref. 30265], Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750] as robrostriatus, Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750] as rubrostriatus). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: South-central New Guinea and Arafura Sea and Torres Strait. Habitat: freshwater.