The Popondetta blue-eye (''Pseudomugil connieae'') or Popondetta rainbowfish, is a species of

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in the

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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 ...

. It is

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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 ...

where it occurs at three localities around

Popondetta Popondetta (sometimes spelled Popondota) is the capital of Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea. Popondetta is a city. In 1951 the city became the focus of relief efforts after nearby Mount Lamington erupted and killed 4,000 people. P ...

in the east of the country. This species inhabits clear, fast flowing freshwater streams, although it has been reported from brackish water. This species was described in 1981 as ''Popondetta connieae'' by Gerald R. Allen from a typelocality of Auga Creek, about south of Popondetta where Allen collected the 200

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along with Brian Parkinson. Allen gave it the

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''connieae'' to honour his wife, Connie, who normally prepared Allen's manuscripts for publication. This species is sought-after in the

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trade and is available in the European and Australian markets.

References

Popondetta blue-eye Freshwater fish of Papua New Guinea Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Fish described in 1981 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Atheriniformes-stub