batanta, Melanotaenia Allen [G. R.] & Renyaan [S. J.] 1998:75, Fig. 6 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 23585] Warmon Stream, Batanta Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 9367. Paratypes: MZB 9368 (5), USNM 349659 (1), WAM P.31461-001 (5). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:12 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Melanotaenia batanta Allen & Renyaan 1998 -- (Allen & Unmack 2008:119 [ref. 29477], Allen et al. 2008:210 [ref. 29963], Kadarusman et al. 2010:210 [ref. 30904], Kadarusman et al. 2011:224 [ref. 31665], Allen et al. 2014:44 [ref. 33145], Allen et al. 2014:145 [ref. 33452], Nugraha et al. 2015:104 [ref. 33872]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia batanta Allen & Renyaan 1998. Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.