Forktail rainbowfish
Pseudomugil furcatus
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The forktail blue-eye is endemic to Papua New Guinea, from rainforest streams southeast of Popondetta. It was once placed in a genus of its own, Popondetta.
- Scientific name
- Pseudomugil furcatus
- Family
- Pseudomugilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pseudomugilidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Synonyms
- Popondetta furcata, Popondichthys furcatus, Pseudomugil furcata
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 15–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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