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Species related to Melanotaenia goldiei: [ 5 ] records

goldiei, Aristeus Macleay [W.] 1883:269 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Goldie River, Papua New Guinea. Syntypes: AMS I.9234 (10). •Valid as Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251], Allen 1991:89 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:75 [ref. 27467], Allen et al. 2008:90 [ref. 30265] as may be the same as trifascitatus, Allen et al. 2015:103 [ref. 33750], Allen et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34164]). Current status: Valid as Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: South-central New Guinea: Papua New Guinea and Papua, Indonesia and Aru Islands. Habitat: freshwater.

weberi, Rhombatractus Regan [C. T.] 1908:155 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 14340] Sogeri, New Guinea. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.8.15.11-16 (6). •Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883). Melanotaeniidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kochii, Rhombatractus Weber [M.] 1907:237, Pl. 11 (fig. 6) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Merauke River mouth, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMA 103151. Paralectotypes: CSIRO B 1205 [ex ZMA 103151] (2); NMW 78028 (1); RMNH 23214 [ex ZMA] (2); CAS-SU (2, missing); ZMA 103128 (now 6), 110162 (3). Type catalog: Hoedeman 1960:215 [ref. 19258] including exchanges from ZMA, Nijssen et al. 1982:76 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype established by Hoedeman 1960:215 [ref. 19258] by use of holotype. •Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883). Melanotaeniidae. Distribution: Irian Jaya, Indonesia [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

archboldi, Rhombatractus Nichols [J. T.] & Raven [H. C.] 1934:1, Figs. 1-2 [American Museum Novitates No. 755; ref. 16442] Wuroi, Oriomo River, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: AMNH 12475. Paratypes: (23) AMNH 12476 (1), 12522-23 (15, 7). •Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883). Melanotaeniidae. Habitat: freshwater.

novaeguineae, Nematocentris Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:13 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 14464] Strickland River, New Guinea. Holotype: AMS B.9947. Paratypes: QM I.860 (4). Original epithet as novae-guineae. •Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883) -- (Allen & Cross 1982:68 [ref. 6251]). Current status: Synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei (Macleay 1883). Melanotaeniidae. Habitat: freshwater.