Pseudomugil

Pseudomugil is a genus of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae endemic to Australia and New Guinea, where they are found in freshwater rivers and streams and bodies of brackish water.^[1] Members of this genus have slender bodies and two dorsal fins. They are usually sexually dimorphic.^[2]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Pseudomugil connieae (G. R. Allen, 1981) (Popondetta blue-eye)
Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis G. R. Allen & Sarti, 1983 (Neon blue-eye)
Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955 (Fork-tail blue-eye)
Pseudomugil gertrudae M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Spotted blue-eye) ^[3]
Pseudomugil inconspicuus T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Inconspicuous blue-eye)
Pseudomugil ivantsoffi G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1999 (Ivantsoff's blue-eye)
Pseudomugil luminatus G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Red Neon blue-eye) ^[3]
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)

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Species of Pseudomugil in FishBase. June 2016 version.
↑ Saeed, B., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. (1989): Taxonomic Revision of the Family Pseudomugilidae (Order Atheriniformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 40 (6): 719-787.
1 2 Allen, G.R., Unmack, P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2016): Pseudomugil luminatus, a new species of Blue-eye (Teleostei: Pseudomugilidae) from southern New Guinea, with notes on P. gertrudae. Fishes of Sahul, 30 (1): 950-961.

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