Author: Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2015
Comments: The type specimen was collected from a small, fully shaded pond formed from previous flooding of the nearby Tirawiwa River (sometimes spelt Tiawiwa). The pond was about 12 m in diameter with an average depth of only 30 cm and substratum comprising of soft mud covered with a layer of organic debris, mainly dead leaves. Other specimens were found in a small (2-5 m width), closed-canopy rainforest stream 1.3 km northwest from the type locality. Only <i>Melanotaenia rubrivittata and <i>Mogurnda wapoga were collected at both sites, although a few juvenile <i>Glossolepis leggetti were obtained from the pond habitat.  Also found in a small (about 1.5-2 m wide) rainforest stream that was also inhabited by <i>Melanotaenia rubripinnis and <i>Chilatherina alleni (Ref. 111039).