''Kiunga bleheri'' is a species of
blue-eyes from the
subfamily
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Pseudomugilinae
The Pseudomugilidae, the blue-eyes, are a subfamily of atheriniform fish in the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. They inhabit fresh and brackish water in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. Blue-eyes are small fish, typically n ...
, part of the
rainbowfish
The rainbowfish or Melanotaeniidae is a family of small, colourful freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea (including islands in Cenderawasih Bay and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia), Sulawesi and Madagascar.
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family
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Melanotaeniidae
The rainbowfish or Melanotaeniidae is a family of small, colourful freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea (including islands in Cenderawasih Bay and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia), Sulawesi and Madagascar.
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which is
endemic
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to Papua New Guinea.
It was
described by Gerald R. Allen in 2004 from a
type locality of Tare Creek at from the central market of
Kiunga on the Konkonda Road.
and Allen coined the
specific name in honour of the collector of the
type, the tropical fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher.
References
{{Taxonbar, From = Q5541170
bleheri
Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen
Fish described in 2004
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea