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Popondichthys furcatus  (Nichols, 1955)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 630891

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderAtheriniformes  – silversides  
                               SuborderAtherinoidei   
                                  FamilyMelanotaeniidae  – rainbow fishes  
                                     GenusPopondichthys Allen, 1987  
                                        SpeciesPopondichthys furcatus (Nichols, 1955)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: William N. Eschmeyer   
  Notes: Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA   
  Reference for: Popondichthys furcatus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Popondichthys furcatus   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Eschmeyer (personal communication, May 2004) suggests retaining Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols 1955 in the genus Popondichthyes Allen 1987 (of which it is the type species)  
 

 

    


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