Lake Eacham rainbowfish

The Lake Eacham rainbowfish is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family.

The Lake Eacham rainbowfish lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 7.0 - 7.4 environment.

The Lake Eacham rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is endemic to Yidyam (Lake Eacham), Queensland, Australia. More

rivers and streams have found the Lake Eacham Rainbowfish in the Tully, Herbert and Johnstone Rivers and Dirran Creek Protected Area Status - Lake Eacham (Yidyam) is the centerpiece of the 4. More

The Lake Eacham Rainbowfish is a distinct species, with the scientific name Melanotaenia eachamensis. More

found the Lake Eacham Rainbowfish in the Tully, Herbert and Johnstone Rivers and Dirran Creek. More

Lake Eacham Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia eachamensisLake Eacham Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia eachamensis = The Lake Eacham Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis) was scientifically described by Allen & Cross in 1982. More

people who had removed Lake Eacham Rainbowfish before they had all been eaten. This was not to punish these people, but to get breeding stock to establish a captive breeding stock. More

Gerald Allen collected the Lake Eacham rainbowfish in 1978 and they were described as Melanotaenia eachamensis in 1982, although it was considered to be closely related to the widespread Melanotaenia splendida. More

Lake Eacham Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia eachamensis Photo More

Lake Eacham Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia eachamensis (Allen & Cross, 1982) Description: Laterally compressed, small-headed, golden bronze Rainbowfish. Considered a "sister species" to M. utcheensis. More

The Lake Eacham rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis) was declared extinct in the wild in the late 1980s after it disappeared from its only known locality, an isolated crater lake in northeast Queensland. More

species can do, see the Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Fact Sheet for the account of the Extinction of the lovely Lake Eacham Rainbowfish. Sources I gratefully acknowledge the following sources of general information about the swordtail. More

Common names

Lake Eacham rainbowfish in English
Lake Eacham Regenbogenfisch in German (Deutsch)
Melanotaenia eachamensis in Breton (brezhoneg)
Palettisateenkaarikala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
大眼虹銀漢魚 in Mandarin Chinese
大眼虹銀漢魚 in Unknown
大眼虹银汉鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
大眼虹银汉鱼 in Unknown

Order : Atheriniformes
Family : Melanotaeniidae
Genus : Melanotaenia
Species : Melanotaenia eachamensis
Authority : Allen and Cross, 1982