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.

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)

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.