boesemani, Melanotaenia Allen [G. R.] & Cross [N. J.] 1980:379, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 8761] Ajamaru Lakes, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, about 1°21'S, 132°16'E. Holotype: RMNH 28061. Paratypes: LBN 2487 (3); RMNH 28062-67 (27, 9, 7, 3, 3, 6); USNM 220904 (3); WAM P.26791-001 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:11 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:12 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross 1980 -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251], Allen 1990:107 [ref. 15707], Allen 1991:87 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2008:210 [ref. 29963], Kadarusman et al. 2010:209 [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 boesemani Allen & Cross 1980. Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Ajamaru Lakes, West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.