Melanotaenia boesemani

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	ATHERINIFORMES	MELANOTAENIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Melanotaenia boesemani

Species Authority:

Allen & Cross, 1980

Common Name/s:

English

–

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered A1ad ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Allen, G.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1994

–

Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	M. boesmani is endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes in the central Vogelkop Penninsula, Irian Jaya.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species' freshwater habitat consists of three lakes, the largest of which is 7 km long and 2 km wide.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The habitat of this species is subject to broad fluctuations in water levels. It is thought that these fluctuations have become more severe in recent years. However, the main threat to the species is harvesting of individuals (mainly males) for the international aquarium fish trade. It has been estimated that up to 1 million fish per annum have been captured.

Major Threat(s):

The habitat of this species is subject to broad fluctuations in water levels. It is thought that these fluctuations have become more severe in recent years. However, the main threat to the species is harvesting of individuals (mainly males) for the international aquarium fish trade. It has been estimated that up to 1 million fish per annum have been captured.

Bibliography [top]

	Allen, G. 1996. In litt. Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Allen, G. 1996. In litt.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia boesemani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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