Cape blue-eye (Pseudomugil majusculus)

Scientific name: Pseudomugil majusculus Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984

The Cape blue-eye (Pseudomugil majusculus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pseudomugilidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudomugil majusculus
Family
Pseudomugilidae (Blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
0–2 m (0–7 ft)
Environment
Brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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