japenensis, Melanotaenia Allen [G. R.] & Cross [N. J.] 1980:387, Fig. 3 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 8761] Near Serui, Japen Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, about 1°54'S, 136°14'E. Holotype: RMNH 28140. Paratypes: RMNH 28141 (2). •Valid as Melanotaenia japenensis Allen & Cross 1980 -- (Allen 1991:90 [ref. 21090], Allen & Renyaan 1998:79 [ref. 23585]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia japenensis Allen & Cross 1980. Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.