Forktail blue-eye
Species of fish
Forktail blue-eye | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Genus: | Pseudomugil |
Species: | P. furcatus |
Binomial name | |
Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus) is a diminutive species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Pseudomugilinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, south-east of Popondetta, where it is found in rainforest streams.
It used to be placed in the genus Popondetta, and even separated as Popondichthys, but this is now considered erroneous.
References
- ITIS Standard Report Page: Popondichthys Furcatus
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