Chilatherina bulolo (Whitley, 1938)
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 bulolo rainbowfish (Chilatherina bulolo) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. Bulolo Rainbowfish are found in the fast flowing, rapid water of the mountain streams in the Markham and Ramu river systems of north-eastern Papua New Guinea. It was first collected in 1934 and then not again until 1978.
Wikipedia contributors, Bulolo rainbowfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:28.489774+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chilatherina bulolo (Whitley, 1938)
- Name authority
- (Whitley, 1938)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Genus
- Chilatherina
- 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
- genusChilatherina Regan, 1914
- speciesChilatherina bulolo (Whitley, 1938)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chilatherina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chilatherina pagwiensis Allen & Unmack, 2012 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina crassispinosa (Weber, 1913) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina alleni Price, 1997 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina axelrodi Allen, 1979 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina bleheri Allen, 1985 | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina campsi (Whitley, 1957) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina lorentzii (Weber, 1907) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilatherina sentaniensis (Weber, 1907) | MelanotaeniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centratherina bulolo Whitley, 1938 Whitley, 1938 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1525282 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:TZN8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.