44 Rainbowfish Types - Rare & Common Rainbowfish (With Photos)

44 Rainbowfish Types - Rare & Common Rainbowfish (With Photos)

Below is a list of 44 different types of Rainbowfish (with photos) found in the fishkeeping hobby, both rare and common.

Ajamaru Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
Freshwater

Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Aru Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia picta
Freshwater

Aru Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia picta

Banded Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia trifasciata
Freshwater

Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata

Barred Rainbowfish - Chilatherina fasciata
Freshwater

Barred Rainbowfish

Chilatherina fasciata

Black Banded Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia nigrans
Freshwater

Black Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans

Boesemans Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia Boesemani Boesemans Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia Boesemani
Freshwater

Boesemans Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia Boesemani

Bonti Rainbowfish - Telmatherina bonti
Freshwater

Bonti Rainbowfish

Telmatherina bonti

Celebes Rainbowfish - Marosatherina ladigesi Celebes Rainbowfish - Marosatherina ladigesi
Freshwater

Celebes Rainbowfish

Marosatherina ladigesi

Checkered Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida inornata
Freshwater

Checkered Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

Deepwater Creek Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida Deepwater Creek
Freshwater

Deepwater Creek Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida Deepwater Creek

Desert Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida tatei
Freshwater

Desert Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida tatei

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia praecox
Freshwater

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia praecox

Exquisite Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia exquisita
Freshwater

Exquisite Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia exquisita

Forktail Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil furcatus Forktail Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil furcatus
Freshwater

Forktail Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil furcatus

Gary Lange's Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia garylangei
Freshwater

Gary Lange's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia garylangei

Honey Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil Mellis
Freshwater

Honey Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil Mellis

Ivantsoffs Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil ivantsoffi
Freshwater

Ivantsoffs Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil ivantsoffi

Kamaka Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia Kamaka
Freshwater

Kamaka Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia Kamaka

Lake Furnusu Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia mairasi
Freshwater

Lake Furnusu Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia mairasi

Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia parva
Freshwater

Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia parva

Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia lacustris
Freshwater

Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Freshwater

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish - Glossolepis wanamensis
Freshwater

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish

Glossolepis wanamensis

Madagascar Rainbowfish - Bedotia madagascarensis
Freshwater

Madagascar Rainbowfish

Bedotia madagascarensis

Murray River Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Freshwater

Murray River Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Omba Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia dumasi
Freshwater

Omba Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia dumasi

Ornate Rainbowfish - Rhadinocentrus ornatus
Freshwater

Ornate Rainbowfish

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

Pacific Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil signifer Pacific Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil signifer
Freshwater

Pacific Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil signifer

Parkinsons Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Freshwater

Parkinsons Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

Popondetta Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil connieae Popondetta Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil connieae
Freshwater

Popondetta Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil connieae

Red Laser Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia rubrovittata
Freshwater

Red Laser Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubrovittata

Red Neon Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil luminatus Red Neon Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil luminatus
Freshwater

Red Neon Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil luminatus

Red Rainbowfish - Glossolepis Incisus
Freshwater

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis Incisus

Redfin Dwarf Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochi
Freshwater

Redfin Dwarf Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia maccullochi

Sahul Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia sahulensis
Freshwater

Sahul Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia sahulensis

Sentani Rainbowfish - Chilatherina sentaniensis
Freshwater

Sentani Rainbowfish

Chilatherina sentaniensis

Spotted Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil gertrudae Spotted Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil gertrudae
Freshwater

Spotted Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil gertrudae

Sungguer Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia sp. Sungguer
Freshwater

Sungguer Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia sp. Sungguer

Swamp Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil paludicola
Freshwater

Swamp Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil paludicola

Threadfin Rainbowfish - Iriatherina werneri
Freshwater

Threadfin Rainbowfish

Iriatherina werneri

Transparent Blue Eye Rainbowfish - pseudomugil pellucidus
Freshwater

Transparent Blue Eye Rainbowfish

pseudomugil pellucidus

Vogelkop Blue Eye Rainbowfish - Pseudomugil reticulatus
Freshwater

Vogelkop Blue Eye Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil reticulatus

Wapoga Rainbowfish - Chilatherina alleni
Freshwater

Wapoga Rainbowfish

Chilatherina alleni

Western Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia australis
Freshwater

Western Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia australis