Chilatherina sentaniensis (Weber, 1907)
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 Sentani rainbowfish (Chilatherina sentaniensis) is a critically endangered species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia, where restricted to Lake Sentani (about 10 km west of Jayapura City) and its tributaries. It appears to have disappeared from the lake itself due to pollution and introduced species. Another rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus has a similar range. Although a small population of the Sentani rainbowfish is maintained in captivity, it has frequently been confused with the closely related, more thickset C. fasciata.
Wikipedia contributors, Sentani 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 sentaniensis (Weber, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Weber, 1907)
- 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 sentaniensis (Weber, 1907)
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 bulolo (Whitley, 1938) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhombatractus sentaniensis Weber, 1907 Weber, 1907 | synonym |
| Chilaterina sentaniensi (Weber, 1907) (Weber, 1907) | 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=1526120 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:TZNG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.