Cairnsichthys is a genus of rainbowfishes from the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. The genus is endemic to freshwater streams in eastern Queensland in north eastern Australia.[2] The genus was designated as a monotypic genus in 1928 by John T. Nichols and Henry C. Raven but in 2018 a second species was assigned to the genus.[3][4]
The genus is named after the Australian city of Cairns with the suffix ichthys which is Greek for "fish".[6]
Cairnsichthys is a genus of rainbowfishes from the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. The genus is endemic to freshwater streams in eastern Queensland in north eastern Australia. The genus was designated as a monotypic genus in 1928 by John T. Nichols and Henry C. Raven but in 2018 a second species was assigned to the genus.
Cairnsichthys is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de regenboogvissen (Melanotaeniidae).
Cairnsichthys is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de regenboogvissen (Melanotaeniidae).