Blueback blue-eye (Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis)

Scientific name: Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis Allen & Sarti, 1983

The Blueback blue-eye (Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pseudomugilidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–31°C (72–88°F). Native range: Western Pacific, northern Australia, near Broome and between Darwin and Wyndham, Northern Territory.

Blueback blue-eye care at a glance

Temperature: 22–31°C (72–88°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 13. Premaxilla wide, its ascending process short and lateral process absent. Vomer wide and slightly curved. Mesethmoid absent. Second dorsal fin with no spines and 4-7 soft rays. Pectoral fins with no spines. Midlateral scales 22-26. Elongated rays and base of second dorsal fin black.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
Family: Pseudomugilidae (Blue eyes)
Order: Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 3.5
Environment: Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Australia, near Broome and between Darwin and Wyndham, Northern Territory.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential