Pseudomugil conniae. Painting by Ken McKeighen (Includes Shipping to Canada & the U.S.)

Pseudomugil conniae - Popondetta Blue-eye. Painting by Ken McKeighen (Includes Shipping to Canada & the U.S.)

This painting is of a male. They are from eastern Papua New Guinea. When Pseudomugil connieae were initially discovered they were mistakenly identified as Pseudomugil furcatus, a species described by Nichols in 1955, and later placed in a new genus called Popondetta. However, when Gerald Allen realised that they were a new species he called them Popondetta connieae after his wife Connie (Lagos) Allen. When it was discovered that the genus Popondetta already existed, he renamed them Popondichthys connieae. However, in 1989 they were placed in the genus Pseudomugil, where they remain today.
Paonted by Ken McKeighen May 4 2025.. I received this art direct from the artist.

Width: 30.48cms (12 ")

Height: 22.86cms (9 ")