Melanotaenia parkinsoni, the orange rainbowfish, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae.

It endemic to the western lakes of Papua New Guinea,[1] specifically the Kemp Welsh River and Milne Bay.

The species is a large and muscular rainbowfish, generally attaining a length 15 cm (5.9 in).

Individuals are a dark lavender colour at the basic level with a rosy chest.

[2] Males have deeper bodies than the females, and have extended fins, as well as the back half of their bodies being coated in a reflective golden-orange.