Australian and New Guinea Fish

These fish are SAHUL fish. SAHUL refers to the Australian landmass from about 10,000 years ago. It includes New Guinea, Tasmania and Australia.



Fish I currently keep:

Melanotaenia affinis (New Guinea rainbow) Melanotaenia boesemani (Boeseman's rainbow)
Pseudomugil gertrudae "Giddy R." (Spotted Blue-eye) Iriatherina werneri (Threadfin rainbow)
Marosatherina ladigesi (Celebes rainbow) Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi (Yellow rainbow)
Tateurndina ocellicauda (Peacock Goby) Melanotaenia irianjaya
Glossolepis incisus
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
Glossolepis multisquamatus
Allomogurnda nesolepis (Goo-obo goby)


Formerly kept:

Chlamydogobius eremius (Desert Goby) Melanotaenia lacustris (Turquoise rainbow)
Melanotaenia parkinsoni (Parkinson’s rainbow)
Melanotaenia praecox (Dwarf Neon rainbow)
Melanotaenia splendida inornata
Melanotaenia trifasciata 'Pappin Creek'
Pseudomugil furcatus (Forktail blue-eye) Pseudomugil signifer (Pacific blue-eye)

Melanotaenia trifasciata 'Goodie River' (suspect they are M. goldei)



                                                  


Last updated Feb. 21, 2009