Inconspicuous Blue Eye, Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts 1978


Other Names: Inconspicuous Blue-eye

Inconspicuous Blue Eye, Pseudomugil inconspicuus, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory. Source: Dave Wilson / www.aquagreen.com.au/. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A small, slender mostly semi-transparent blue-eye sometimes with pale yellow fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Pseudomugil inconspicuus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4094

Inconspicuous Blue Eye, Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts 1978

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Distribution

Darwin area to near the mouth of the Roper River, Northern Territory. Elsewhere, the species occurs in New Guinea. Inhabits mangrove-lined creeks and fringing coastal mangroves in brackish to marine waters. Individuals aggregate among submerged roots or inundated leaves and branches, and may form large schools.

Features

Dorsal fin III-IV, 5-6; Anal fin, I 10-12. Predorsal scales 14-17.

Species Citation

Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts 1978, Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 281: 53. Type locality: tributary of Fly River, Papua New Guinea. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2018

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Inconspicuous Blue Eye, Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts 1978

References


Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. 

Allen, G.R. 1991. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Madang : Christensen Research Institute 268 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. 
Allen, G.R., Hortle, K.G. & Renyaan, S.J. 2000. Freshwater fishes of the Timika region, New Guinea. Timinka, Indonesia : P.T. Freeport Indonesia 175 pp. 

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. 

Allen, G.R., Storey, A.W. & Yarrao, M. 2008. Freshwater Fishes of the Fly River Papua New Guinea. Tabubil, Papua New Guinea : Ok Tedi Mining 216 pp.
Coates, D. 1993. Fish ecology and management of the Sepik-Ramu, New Guinea, a large contemporary tropical river basin. Environmental Biology of Fishes 38(4): 345-368.

Ivantsoff, W. 1999. Pseudomugilidae. pp. 2109-2112 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. 

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. 

Roberts, T.R. 1978. An ichthyological survey of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 281: 1-72 figs 1-39 

Saeed, B., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. 1989. Taxonomic revision of the family Pseudomugilidae (Order Atheriniformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 719-787

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37245018

Depth:1-10 m

Habitat:Estuaries, mangroves

Max Size:3.5 cm TL

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