Kiunga (fish)
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| Kiunga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Pseudomugilidae |
| Genus: | Kiunga G. R. Allen, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Kiunga ballochi Allen, 1983
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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.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Kiunga auromarginata G. R. Allen, Unmack, Hammer & Storey, 2024[3]
- Kiunga ballochi G. R. Allen, 1983 (Glass blue-eye)
- Kiunga bleheri G. R. Allen, 2004
- Kiunga filamentosa G. R. Allen, Unmack, Hammer & Storey, 2024[3]
- Kiunga leucozona G. R. Allen, Unmack, Hammer & Storey, 2024[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Allen, G.R., Unmack, P.J., Hammer, M.P. & Storey, A.W. (2024). "A remarkable radiation of five species in the genus Kiunga (Teleostei: Pseudomugilidae) from the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea with descriptions of three new species". Fishes of Sahul. 38 (2): 2137-2157.
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