Melanotaenia Corona, a new species of Rainbowfish from northern New Guinea (Pisces, Atheriniformes, Melanotaeniidae)

Melanotaenia corona, a new species of melanotaeniid rainbowfish, is described on the basis of two specimens collected in 1911 from the Sermowai River, northern New Guinea (now the Irian Jaya province of Indonesia). It differs from other members of the genus in the shape of the dorsal and anal fin outline and colour pattern.