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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. It used to be placed in the genus Popondetta, and even separated as Popondichthys, but this is now considered erroneous.
The Pseudomugilidae, the blue-eyes, are a subfamily of atheriniform fish in the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. [1] They inhabit fresh and brackish water in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. [2] Blue-eyes are small fish, typically no more than 5 cm (2.0 in) in length.
Rainbowfish usually eat floating flakes in captivity, because in the wild they will often eat insects floating on the surface. In a home setting, these fish need well-oxygenated water with a pH level of 6.8 – 7.2, optimal temperatures varying between 72 and 82 °F (22 and 28 °C), and plenty of aquatic plants to give them hiding places amid ...
Pseudomugil ivantsoffi is a species of blue-eye from the subfamily Pseudomugilinae, part of the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae.It is endemic to Western Papua in Indonesia. [2]
The honey blue-eye is a small, pale honey coloured fish that can attain up to 2.5–3 cm (1– 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) in length as an adult, with the largest recorded being a male of 3.8 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). As the common name suggests, the honey blue-eye has blue eyes.
The Pacific blue-eye generally reaches a total length of around 3–3.5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long; males can reach 8.8 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and females 6.3 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [4] The size of Pacific blue-eyes found north of the Burdekin Gap increases directly with distance from the gap, males and females being the same size.
Kiunga is a genus of blue-eyes endemic to Papua New Guinea. The generic name refers to the port town of Kiunga in western Papua New Guinea, the type of the type species , Kiunga ballochi having been collected in the vicinity of this settlement.
Kiunga bleheri is a species of blue-eyes from the subfamily Pseudomugilinae, part of the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae which is endemic to Papua New Guinea. [1] It was described by Gerald R. Allen in 2004 from a type locality of Tare Creek at 11.5 kilometres (7.1 miles) from the central market of Kiunga on the Konkonda Road.
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