Aqualog: All Rainbows and related families Harro Hieronimus 2002 HB 175pp

The rainbowfishes (Melanotaniidae) and blue-eyes (Pseudomugilidae) from Australia and New Guinea surely are the most well known representatives of the Atheriniformes among aquarists. Additionally sometimes representatives of the Madagassian rainbowfishes Bedotiidae as well as some hardyheads Craterocephalus an atherinid genus from Australia and New Guinea are kept in aquaria. At present there are 71 species of rainbowfishes but as a result of their great genetic plasticity they have produced a large number of color varieties. These are featured in this book more completely than ever before and additionally with correct locality data.