Pseudomugil
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Pseudomugil | |
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudomugil in FishBase. June 2012 version.
External links
- http://rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Melano.htm Description of all rainbowfish by Adrian Tappin, see Pseudomugil
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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