Scientific Name
Pseudomugil inconspicuus

Common Name
Inconspicuous blue-eye

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.

Classification

Classified By

Roberts, 1978

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Blue eyes (Pseudomugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

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.

Range

2°S - 10°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

3.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated