Melanotaenia urisa Kadarusman, Setiawibawa & Pouyaud 2012

Can be diagnosed from all its congeners from Bomberai Peninsula and Bird’s Neck region by the combination of the following characters: dorsal fin with IV to V-I,12 -15 rays; anal fin with I,21-23 rays ; 36-39 lateral scales; 10-11 transverse scales; 18-20 predorsal scales; 13-16 cheek scales; 17-18 gillrakers; head length 23.7-25.2% of standard length; snout length 7.6-8.7% of SL; interorbital width 7.9-8.8% of SL; eye diameter, 8.0-9.0% of SL; body width 10.0-11.2% of SL; predorsal length 50.6-54.5% of SL; prepelvic length 36.3-39.2% of SL; preanal length 47.0-49.1% of SL; caudal peduncle length 16.3-19.0 and depth 8.6-10.0% of SL; pectoral fin length 15.2-17.4% of SL and pelvic fin 11.0-13.7% of SL; anal fin height 6.8-9.9% of SL; spine length on the anal fin 7.1-8.5% of SL; dorsal-fin base length 30.8-35.7% of SL and second dorsal-fin base length 20.4-23.5% of SL (Ref. 91054).

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 21 - 23

Occurs in a karst spring, consisting of an artesian resurgence of blue freshwater in a brackish swampy environment with a size and volume varying with the season and with the tidal fluctuation. The bottom of the spring is composed of white sand and limestone boulder with substantial dead tree branches. Syntopic with an unknown species of crayfishes, Cherax sp. (Ref. 91054).

Melanotaenia urisa er tegund af regnbogafiskum sem er frá Nýju-Gíneu.

烏利薩虹銀漢魚，為輻鰭魚綱銀漢魚目虹銀漢魚科的其中一種，分布於印尼淡水流域，為熱帶魚類，體長可達8.8公分，棲息在石灰岩溶洞內沙泥底質的泉水區，生活習性不明。