Species Profile: Melanotaenia Susi

Common Name:   Susi Creek rainbowfish

Species Photo by: Marcel Wuethrich

Description:   Live males are compressed-bodied with a long snout, olive-green to near-black dorsally with mauve reflections on the upper flank and reddish tones below, a discontinuous dark green-olive mid-lateral stripe, and two to five vertical bars crossing the full depth of the anterior body. The dorsal fins carry a marked red margin, the pelvic fin is reddish-black, and the anal fin is dark with blue rays and a reddish posterior tip.

Category:   Rainbowfish

Global Region:   Oceania

Distribution:   Susi creek

CARES Classification:   Critically Endangered