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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson, 1843) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. |
| Synonym(s) | Atherina nigrans, Melanotaenia nigra |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Oceania: occurs only in Australia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2), pp 180. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. nigrans on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. nigrans on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. nigrans on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:5.48.701.6037 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:54 (species record created: 2014 Nov 07 01:32) |