Daintree rainbowfish

The Daintree rainbowfish (Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus) is a species of rainbowfish endemic to Australia. This species is endemic to the wet tropics of north eastern Queensland where it has been recorded from the Cooper Creek and nearby Hutchinson Creek systems of the Daintree region of north-eastern Queensland. This species occurs in small clear, shady rainforest streams which flow over a substrate consisting of rock, sand, gravel and log debris. Within these streams the fishes swim near the surface to midwater depths and are frequently found in the deeper pools of these streams where there is a faster current. They will form mixed schools with blue-eyes and other rainbowfishes.[3]

Daintree rainbowfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Cairnsichthys
Species:
C. bitaeniatus
Binomial name
Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus
Allen, Hammer & Raadik, 2018[2]

References
  1. Martin, K.; Hammer, M.; Ebner, B. (2019). "Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129041926A129041938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T129041926A129041938.en. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

Further reading
  • Hammer, Michael P. ; Gerald R. Allen; Keith C. Martin; Mark Adams; Brendan C. Ebner; Tarmo A. Raadik; and Peter J. Unmack (2018). Revision of the Australian Wet Tropics Endemic Rainbowfish Genus Cairnsichthys (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae), with Description of A New Species. Zootaxa. 4413(2); 271–294. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.3


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