Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915

McCulloch’s Rainbowfish

(figs 5–6, tables 4–5)

Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915: 118, Fig. 1 (Holotype: QM I.731, 40.6 mm SL, Barron River, Cairns, northeastern Queensland, Australia, A. Anderson, c. 1912; Paratype: QM I.40883, 27.5 mm SL, collected with holotype) — Munro (1956 –1961): 96 (plate 664); Whitley (1964): 39; Allen (1980): 488; Allen (1981) (in part): 87 (figure 7, Harvey Creek); (in part): 52 (images page 30, McIvor River, page 31); Merrick & Schmida (1984) (in part): 164 (plate 139, Harvey Creek); (in part): 142 (plate 63, Cairns); Allen (1989) (in part): 98; Paxton et al. (1989) (in part): 350; Allen (1991) (in part): 91; Allen (1995) (in part): 56 (images page 56, Harvey Creek and upper image page 31 “ Queensland ” — captions reversed); Herbert & Peeters (1995) (in part): 51; Herbert et al. (1995) (in part): 18; Allen (1996) (in part): 11; Pusey & Kennard (1996): 566; (in part): 51 (Figure 26 top image); Pusey et al. (2000): 68; Unmack (2001) (in part): 1061; Allen et al. (2002) (in part): 152 (images Etty Bay, Hopevale and northeast Queensland); Johnson (2003) (in part): 143 (image); Pusey et al. (2004) (in part): 242 (illustration); Corlis (2004): 544; Allen et al. (2006) (in part): 692; Allen et al. (2008) (in part): 92; Tappin (2010) (in part): 282 (images Harvey Creek, Hope Vale, Etty Bay); Cook et al. (2012) (in part): 265; Unmack et al. (2013) (in part): 19; Arthington et al. (2015): 341; Graf et al. (2015) (in part): 870; Schmida (2015) (in part): 86 (images Harvey Creek, Eubenangee Swamp, Cape Flattery, Hopevale, Annan River, Etty Bay); Pusey et al. (2017) (in part): 39 (point data distribution map); (Martin & Barclay 2019): 1404 (multiple images and maps).

Melanotaenia nigrans [non Richardson, 1843] — Jordan & Hubbs (1919) (in part; incorrect synonymy with M. maccullochi Ogilby): 26; McCulloch (1929) (in part; incorrect synonymy with M. maccullochi Ogilby, 2015): 113.

Nematocentris maccullochi (Ogilby, 1915) — Munro (1964): 162; Lake (1971): 27 (misspelled as Nematocentrus); Zeiske et al. (1979): 173; Breucker et al. (1979): 54.

Rhombatractus maccullochi (Ogilby, 1915) — Cockerell (1915): 38.