Pseudomugil

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Pseudomugil
Forktail Rainbowfish (P. furcatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Pseudomugilidae
Genus: Pseudomugil
Kner, 1866

Pseudomugil is a genus of small blue-eyes endemic to Australia and New Guinea.

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: [1]

  • Pseudomugil connieae (G. R. Allen, 1981) (Popondetta blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis G. R. Allen & Sarti, 1983 (Blueback blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955 (Forktail rainbowfish)
  • Pseudomugil gertrudae M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Spotted blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil iconspicuus T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Iconspicuous blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil ivantsoffi G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1999 (Ivantsoff's blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil majusculus Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1984 (Cape blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil mellis G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1982 (Honey blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil novaeguineae M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (New Guinea blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil paludicola G. R. Allen & R. Moore, 1981 (Swamp blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil paskai G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1986 (Paska's blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil pellucidus G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1998 (Transparent blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil reticulatus G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1986 (Vogelkop blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1866 (Pacific blue-eye)
  • Pseudomugil tenellus W. R. Taylor, 1964 (Delicate blue-eye)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudomugil in FishBase. June 2012 version.

External links

Bibligraphy

  • Brown, M. D., Thomas, D., & Kay, B. H. (1998). Acute toxicity of selected pesticides to the pacific blue-eye, Pseudomugil signifer (Pisces). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 14(4), 463-466 (résumé/abstract)


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