Scientific Name
Pseudomugil tenellus

Common Name
Delicate blue-eye

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10

Classification

Classified By

Taylor, 1964

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Blue eyes (Pseudomugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Oceania

Distribution

Oceania: Australia and southern Papua New Guinea.

Range

8°S - 16°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

25 °C

Water Temperature To

35 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.5 cm

Common Length

4.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated