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Forktail blue-eye

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Forktail blue-eye
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Popondetta furcata (Nichols, 1955)
  • Popondichthys furcatus (Nichols, 1955)

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

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  1. ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Pseudomugil furcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18545A162322140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18545A162322140.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudomugil furcatus". FishBase. February 2019 version.