Swamp blue-eye (Pseudomugil paludicola) fish species and information / pictures of Swamp blue-eye - Pseudomugil paludicola

Swamp blue-eye (Pseudomugil paludicola) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudomugil paludicola

Common Name
Swamp blue-eye

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14

Classification

Classified By
Allen & Moore, 1981
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Silversides (Atheriniformes)
Family
Blue eyes (Pseudomugilidae)

Distribution

Region
Oceania
Distribution
Oceania: swamps lands of the lower Binaturi, Pahoturi, and More-head rivers of south-western Papua New Guinea, possibly ranging westward to the Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Range
9°S - 10°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
26 °C
Water Temperature To
30 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; ; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 20 pelagic
Trophic Level
3.17 s.e. 0.41 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
3.5 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
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated