Family PSEUDOMUGILIDAE

Pseudomugilidae

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Pseudomugil signata holotype

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Pseudomugil gertrudae male

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Pseudomugil gertrudae female

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Introduction

The Pseudomugilidae comprise three genera and 17 species worldwide (Allen et al. 2002). In Australian waters, two genera and eight species have been recorded.

Blue-eyes are found in Australia as well as in New Guinea and on several surrounding islands. Most species inhabit freshwater streams, lakes, swamps, brackish mangrove areas or seawater. They are popular aquarium fishes. The maximum size is about 5 cm standard length.

The blue-eyes were reviewed by Allen & Cross (1982) and Saeed et al. (1989). The genera are often placed with the melanotaenids, and Nelson (2006), in his recent work, recognised the group as a subfamily of Melanotaeniidae.

General References

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. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs.

Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [Part 2, p. 696]

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

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

Weber, M. 1911. Die Fische der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. Ein Beitrag zur Zoogeographie dieser Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 1-49 figs 1-11 pls 1-2 [figs 2-3]

Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [fig. 6]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [107] (Blue-eyes)

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. [2109] (FAO) (Blue Eyes)

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