Pseudomugil luminatus

Taxonavigation: Atherinoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Atherinoidei

Familia: Pseudomugilidae
Genus: Pseudomugil
Species: Pseudomugil luminatus

Name edit

Pseudomugil luminatus Allen et al., 2016

  • Holotype: MZB 23010.
  • Paratypes: MZB 23009 (39), 23011 (13); USNM 432495 (38); WAM P.31258–007 (20), P.31298–001 (4), P.31257-002.

Type locality: sago swamp on northern side of Cross Levee Road, 4° 40.669'S, 136° 57.046'E, Mimika District, vicinity of Timika, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Etymology: named luminatus (Latin: light up) with reference to the bright colours exhibited by adult males.

Vernacular names edit

English: Red Neon Blue-eye

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