Kiunga ballochi (Balloch's Rainbowfish, Balloch's Rainbowfish, Glass Blue-Eye, Glass Blue-Eye)

Overview

Family : Blue eyes; Inhabits narrow, clear creeks flowing through rainforest in generally flat terrain.

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in Danish:

Glasblåøje, Glasbl��je

Common Names in English:

Balloch´s Rainbowfish, Balloch's Rainbowfish, Glass Blue-Eye

Common Names in Finnish:

Kuultosinisilmä, Kuultosinisilm�

Common Names in German:

Kiunga-Blauauge

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

巴氏丘那銀漢魚

Description

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Family Pseudomugilidae

Distribution: New Guinea and adjacent islands, northern and eastern Australia, and parts of eastern Indonesia. Brackish and freshwater , rarely in marine water. Similar to the rainbowfishes, except for the following features: mesethmoid absent; infraorbital series with only anterior member present (the kachrymal); articular bone as high as dentary bone.The family Pseudomugilidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Atheriniformes. It contains 3 genera and 15 species. It may be found in Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . This family may be found from 0° n to 34° s and 124° w to 154° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, pseudes = false, falsely + Latin, mugil, mugilis = grey mullet

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Ecology:
List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Atheriniformes ()
        Family: Pseudomugilidae () - Blue Eyes
        Genus: Kiunga () - G.R. Allen, 1983
        Specific name: ballochi - Allen, 1983
        Scientific name: - Kiunga ballochi Allen, 1983

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 08-Feb-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Kiunga

There are approximately 2 species in this genus:

K. ballochi (Balloch's Rainbowfish) · K. bleheri

Bibliography

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Allen, G. 1996. In litt.
Allen, G. 1996. In litt.
Allen, G.R. (1991). Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams 2000 Recommended changes in common fish names: pikeminnow to replace squawfish (Pychocheilus spp.). World Wide Web Electronic Publication, 03 May 2000.

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Notes

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Contributors

Allen, G. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Dyer, Brian S. (from FishBase).
FishBase. 2006.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2494844
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33970
Fishbase Species ID: 10484
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 120810
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630753
IUCN ID: 11021
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 587