Author: (Peters, 1866)
FBname: Eastern rainbowfish
Remark: Issue on validity of subspecies:  subspecies considered as valid in FB, synonymized with the species <i>Melanotaenia splendida</i> (Peters, 1866) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697).  Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Comments: Inhabits streams and lakes, often forming large schools at the surface.  Temperatures in their environments range from 20 to 29 °C and pH from 5.3 to 8.5 and the water varies from clear to turbid (Ref. 7298).