Melanotênia: kamaka

Características:

Endêmico do lago Sentani na Indonésia , apresenta corpo ovóide e lateralmente comprimido, com cabeça pequena em relação ao corpo.
São dimórficos:
Os machos são coloridos e brilhantes.
As fêmeas são mais escuras.
De nado rápido, não são agressivos com outros peixes vivem em torno de 5 anos.
Reprodução: Como a maioria dos melanotenídeos , reproduz-se de outubro à dezembro.
A fêmea desova de 100 a 150 ovos por dia, por vários dias, em plantas de folhas finas ou raízes de flutuantes, após ser cortejada pelo macho.
Os ovos são adesivos e demoram de 7 a 10 dias para eclodir.
Os alevinos devem ser alimentados, nos primeiros dias, com infusórios e náupilos de artêmias.

Espécies:

Cairnsichthys Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns Rainbowfish Chilatherina Chilatherina alleniAllen's Rainbowfish Chilatherina axelrodiAxelrod's Rainbowfish Chilatherina bleheri Bleher's Rainbowfish Chilatherina bulolo Bulolo Rainbowfish Chilatherina campsi Highland Rainbowfish Chilatherina crassispinosa Silver Rainbowfish Chilatherina fasciata Barred Rainbowfish Chilatherina lorentzi Lorentz's Rainbowfish Chilatherina pricei Price's Rainbowfish Chilatherina sentaniensis Sentani Rainbowfish Glossolepis Glossolepis dorityiDority's Rainbowfish Glossolepis incisus Salmon-Red Rainbowfish Glossolepis leggetti Leggett's Rainbowfish Glossolepis maculosus Spotted Rainbowfish Glossolepis multisquamatus Sepik Rainbowfish Glossolepis pseudoincisus Tami River Rainbowfish Glossolepis ramuensis Ramu Rainbowfish Glossolepis wanamensis Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Iriatherina Iriatherina werneri Threadfin Rainbowfish or Featherfin Rainbowfish Melanotaenia Melanotaenia affinis New Guinea Rainbowfish Melanotaenia ajamaruensis Ajamaru Rainbowfish Melanotaenia angfa ANGFA Rainbowfish Melanotaenia arfakensis Arfak Rainbowfish Melanotaenia batanta Batanta Rainbowfish Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia caerulea Blue Rainbowfish Melanotaenia catherinae Waigeo Rainbowfish Melanotaenia corona Corona Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi Crimson-Spotted Rainbowfish Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Melanotaenia exquisita Exquisite Rainbowfish Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray River Rainbowfish Melanotaenia fredericki Sorong Rainbowfish Melanotaenia goldiei Goldie River Rainbowfish Melanotaenia gracilis Slender Rainbowfish Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Lake Tebera Rainbowfish Melanotaenia irianjaya Irian Jaya Rainbowfish Melanotaenia iris Strickland Rainbowfish Melanotaenia japenensis Japen Rainbowfish Melanotaenia kamaka Kamaka Rainbowfish Melanotaenia lacustris Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish Melanotaenia lakamora Lakamora Rainbowfish Melanotaenia maccullochi Dwarf Rainbowfish Melanotaenia maylandi Mayland's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia misoolensis Misool Rainbowfish Melanotaenia monticola Mountain Rainbowfish Melanotaenia mubiensis Mubi Rainbowfish Melanotaenia nigrans Black-Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia ogilbyi Ogilby's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia oktediensis Oktedi Rainbowfish Melanotaenia papuae Papuan Rainbowfish Melanotaenia parkinsoni Parkinson's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia parva Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish Melanotaenia pierucciae Pierucci's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia pimaensis Pima River Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia pygmaea Pgymy Rainbowfish Melanotaenia rubripinnis Red-finned Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sexlineata Six-Lined Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sp. "(Batanta)" Batanta Island Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida australis Western Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida inornata Checkered Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata Red-Striped Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida splendida Eastern Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida tatei Desert Rainbowfish Melanotaenia sylvatica Forest Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata Regal Rainbowfish Melanotaenia utcheensis Utchee Creek Rainbowfish Melanotaenia vanheurni Van Heurn's Rainbowfish Rhadinocentrus Rhadinocentrus ornatus Ornate Rainbowfish