Tegundin hefur verið sem gæludýr síðan um 1927,[4] og á síðustu árum hefur komið í ljós að hún er sérstaklega öflug við að halda niðri moskítóflugu.[5][6]
↑Allen, G.R. (1989) Freshwater fishes of Australia., T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey.
↑Crowley L.E.L.M., W. Ivantsoff and G. R. Allen, "Taxonomic Position of Two Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi and Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Pisces: Melanotaeniidae), from Eastern Australia, with Special Reference to Their Early Life-history Stages," Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1986, 37: 385-98.
↑Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878), Australian Museum [1]
↑Native fish for mosquito control, Queensland Department of Primary Industry „Archived copy“. Afrit af upprunalegu geymt þann 15. mars 2011. Sótt 24 febrúar 2011.