Species Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis Allen & Sarti, 1983
Blueback Blue Eye, Blueback Blue-eye
- Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis Allen, G.R. & Sarti, N. 1983. Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis, une nouvelle espèce de blue-eye (Melanotaeniidae) d'Australie nord-occidentale. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 10(2): 47-50 figs 1-4 [47, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27971–001, near Broome, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.23841-001; BMNH 1983.5.16.1-41; MNHP 1983-260; NMV A3144; NTM S.10006-015; NTM S.10416-005; NTM S.10419-005; NTM S.10426-004; NTM S.10469-007; RMNH 29229; USNM 260304; WAM P.27971-002; ZMA 119071.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known from scattered locations across northern Australia. Crab Creek near Broome (122º23´E) and Wyndham (128º06'E) WA, from Darwin (130º46´E) to south of Milingimbi Island (134º55´E), NT, and near Normanton, (141º06'E) QLD, probably continuous distribution but occupies largely inaccessible habitat; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Plains (GUP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [171]
- 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 [61]
- 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. [350]
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp.
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, mangrove, mud bottom–marine.
General References
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. [2110]
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 [764]
Common Name References
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. [2110] (FAO) (Blueback Blue-eye)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blueback Blue Eye)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2014 | ATHERINIFORMES | 08-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |