Species that contain: Melanotaenia and duboulayi [ 3 ] records

duboulayi, Atherinichthys Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:143 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 763] Lagoon connected with the Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), subspecies fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:56 [ref. 6251]). •Valid as Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878) -- (Crowley et al. 1986 [ref. 12480], Paxton et al. 1989:349 [ref. 12442], Allen in McDowall 1996:137 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], McGuigan 2001:649 [ref. 25582], Unmack 2001:1061 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:147 [ref. 25930], Allen et al. 2006:691 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Aristeus Macleay [W.] 1881:626 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16292-001 [ex MAMU F294b]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), subspecies fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:56 [ref. 6251]). •Synonym of Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:349 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:691 [ref. 29066]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878). Melanotaeniidae. Habitat: freshwater.

perporosus, Aristeus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:694 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: not found at QM. •Synonym of Melanotaenia splendida (Peters 1866), subspecies fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:56 [ref. 6251]). •Synonym of Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:349 [ref. 12442]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau 1878). Melanotaeniidae. Habitat: freshwater.