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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomugil |
| Species: | P. furcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955
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It used to be placed in the genus Popondetta, and even separated as Popondichthys, but this is now considered erroneous.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pseudomugil furcatus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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