''Chilatherina'' is a genus of

rainbowfish Rainbowfishes are small, colourful freshwater fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Melanotaeniidae, found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea (including islands in Cenderawasih Bay and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia), Sula ...

es that is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to freshwater in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chilatherina alleni''

Price A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation expected, required, or given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, especially when the product is a service rather than a ph ...

, 1997 * '' Chilatherina axelrodi'' G. R. Allen, 1979 (Axelrod's rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina bleheri'' G. R. Allen, 1985 (Bleher's rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina bulolo'' ( Whitley, 1938) (Bulolo rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina campsi'' ( Whitley, 1957) (Highlands rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina crassispinosa'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Silver rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina fasciata'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barred rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina lorentzii'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Lorentz's rainbowfish) * '' Chilatherina pagwiensis'' G. R. Allen & Unmack, 2012Allen, G.R. & Unmack, P.J. (2012): A new species of Rainbowfish (''Chilatherina'': Melanotaeniidae), from the Sepik River System of Papua New Guinea. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (4): 227-237.'' * '' Chilatherina pricei'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996 (Price's rainbowfish)Chilatherina
/ref> * '' Chilatherina sentaniensis'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sentani rainbowfish)

References

Melanotaeniinae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Freshwater fish of New Guinea {{Atheriniformes-stub