All Fishes ⇒ Melanotaeniidae ⇒ The genus Melanotaenia

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Size Smallest 50mm, largest 200mm, average 88mm, most commonly 100mm. All SL.
Species There are 57 "species" in the database
Keepers 6 species (10%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Melanotaenia praecoxMelanotaenia praecox
(28.57%)
2.
Melanotaenia lacustrisMelanotaenia lacustris
(28.57%)
3.
Melanotaenia boesemaniMelanotaenia boesemani
(14.29%)
4. Melanotaenia parkinsoni (14.29%)
5. Melanotaenia trifasciata (7.14%)
6.
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodiMelanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
(7.14%)
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