Pseudomugil furcatus
Forktail blue-eye | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Pseudomugilidae |
Genus: | Pseudomugil |
Species: | P. furcatus |
Binomial name | |
Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955 | |
Pseudomugil furcatus, commonly known as the forktail blue-eye, is a species of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea south-east of Popondetta, where found in rainforest streams.
It used to be placed in genuns Popondetta or even separated as Popondichthys, but this is now considered erroneous.
References
- Allen, G. 1996. Pseudomugil furcatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ITIS Standard Report Page: Popondichthys Furcatus