Swamp Blue-eye, Pseudomugil paludicola Allen & Moore 1981
A Swamp Blue-eye, Pseudomugil paludicola, from the Mission River, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Apr 2024. Source: Gary Rethus / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A translucent blue-eye, with a silvery head and abdomen, and yellowish pelvic fins. Males have longer dorsal-fin rays, a yellowish leading edge on the dorsal fin, and may have a bluish hue dorsally. Females are smaller with smaller fins, less colourful than males, and have a yellowish caudal fin base, and pale yellow anterior anal-fin rays.
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Bray, D.J. 2024, Pseudomugil paludicola in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5745
Swamp Blue-eye, Pseudomugil paludicola Allen & Moore 1981
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Distribution |
Weipa region (Embley, Mission & Wenlock Rivers) in the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, in freshwater and estuarine habitats. Elsewhere the species is widespread along the southern coast of central-southern New Guinea between the Kikori system of Papua New Guinea and Sorong, West Papua Province, Indonesia, near the western extremity of the Bird’s Neck Peninsula. Inhabits brackish mangrove creeks, rainforest streams close to the sea, and coastal swamps, penetrating inland to just beyond the limit of the high tide. The Swamp Blue-eye often forms huge near-surface shoals. The species may also occur on Sabai Island, Torres Strat, Queensland. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin II-III + I, 6-7; Anal fin I, 10-13. Dorsal fins positioned relatively far back on the body; first dorsal-fin origin the origin of the first dorsal fin above base of the fourth or fifth anal-fin ray; second dorsal fin above base of the posterior-most anal-fin rays. First dorsal-fin small, comprised of 2-3 weak spines, when depressed not reaching origin of second dorsal fin in mature males. |
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Fisheries |
Rare in the aquarium trade. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin paludis (= marsh, swamp) and cola (to inhabit), in reference to the preferred habitat of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Pseudomugil paludicola Allen & Moore 1981, Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie 7(4): 106, Fig. 1. Type locality: Small creek in rainforest about 5 kilometers inland from Tureture Village, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, about 9°07'S, 143°01'E. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
Swamp Blue-eye, Pseudomugil paludicola Allen & Moore 1981
References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 268 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Moore, R. 1981. Pseudomugil paludicola, a new species of freshwater blue-eye (Melanotaeniidae) from Papua New Guinea. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie 7(4): 105-108.
Lawler, J., Bargenquast, J., Heemskerk, W. & Hammer, M. 2024. New record of the swamp blue-eye (Pseudomugilidae) from Australia. Fishes of Sahul 38(2): 2127-2136.
Palmer-Newton, A. 2020. Pseudomugil paludicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161077447A161077455. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161077447A161077455.en. Accessed on 17 December 2024.
Saeed, B., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. 1989. Taxonomic revision of the family Pseudomugilidae (Order Atheriniformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 719-78.
