''Kiunga'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
blue-eyes endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. The
generic name refers to the port town of
Kiunga in western Papua New Guinea, the
type of the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
, ''Kiunga ballochi'' having been collected in the vicinity of this settlement.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Kiunga ballochi''
G. R. Allen, 1983 (Glass blue-eye)
* ''
Kiunga bleheri''
G. R. Allen, 2004
References
Pseudomugilinae
Freshwater fish of Papua New Guinea
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
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