Glossolepis ramuensis Allen, 1985
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Ramu rainbowfish (Glossolepis ramuensis) is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs in tributary streams of the Gogol River near Madang, but it has also been recorded from the middle Ramu basin. This species was described by Gerald R. Allen in n1985 and the type locality is given as "tributary of Ramu River about 3 kilometers south of Walium Village".
Wikipedia contributors, Ramu rainbowfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:37:21.006822+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glossolepis ramuensis Allen, 1985
- Name authority
- Allen, 1985
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Genus
- Glossolepis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinoidei
- familyMelanotaeniidae Gill, 1894
- genusGlossolepis Weber, 1907
- speciesGlossolepis ramuensis Allen, 1985
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glossolepis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glossolepis dorityi Allen, 2001 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossolepis kabia (Herre, 1935) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossolepis maculosa Allen, 1981 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossolepis pseudoincisa Allen & Cross, 1980 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossolepis incisa Weber, 1907 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossolepis wanamensis Allen & Kailola, 1979 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Allen, G. R. (1985). Three new rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 12 (2): 53–62. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GDQH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.