Inconspicuous blue-eye (Pseudomugil inconspicuus)

Scientific name: Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts, 1978

Inconspicuous blue-eye (Pseudomugil inconspicuus)

The Inconspicuous blue-eye (Pseudomugil inconspicuus) is a freshwater fish of the family Pseudomugilidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Predorsal scale count 14 to 17. Sexual dimorphism not apparent in this species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudomugil inconspicuus
Family
Pseudomugilidae (Blue eyes)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: known from several sites but probably extends from Toro Pass near the mouth of the Fly River (Papua New Guinea) to Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, and from Woods Inlet in Darwin Harbor, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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