Cape blue-eye (Pseudomugil majusculus) fish species and information / pictures of Cape blue-eye - Pseudomugil majusculus

Cape blue-eye (Pseudomugil majusculus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudomugil majusculus

Common Name
Cape blue-eye

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Gill rakers in first lower, 14-15, gill arch less than half the diameter of pupil but longer than in other species of this genus.

Classification

Classified By
Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Silversides (Atheriniformes)
Family
Blue eyes (Pseudomugilidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Pacific
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Cape Ward Hunt, eastern Papua New Guinea and from Fergusson Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Group. Easily misidentified for Pseudomugil signifer (Ref. 9786).
Range
7°S - 8°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
2 m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m
Trophic Level
3.28 s.e. 0.43 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
5.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)