Pseudomugil is a genus of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae endemic to Australia and New Guinea, where they are found in freshwater rivers and streams and bodies of brackish water.
Description Members of this genus have slender bodies and two dorsal fins. They are usually sexually dimorphic.Saeed, B., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. (1989): Taxonomic Revision of the Family Pseudomugilidae (Order Atheriniformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 40 (6): 719-787. The name of this genus is a combination of pseudo meaning "false" and mugil meaning "mullet", referring to the resemblance of the body shape of this genus to that of the unrelated mullets.
Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: Pseudomugil connieae (G. R. Allen, 1981) (Popondetta blue-eye) Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis G. R. Allen & Sarti, 1983 (Neon blue-eye) Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955 (Fork-tail blue-eye) Pseudomugil gertrudae M. C. W. Weber, 1911 (Spotted blue-eye) Pseudomugil halophilus (Mangrove blue-eye) Pseudomugil inconspicuus T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Inconspicuous blue-eye) Pseudomugil ivantsoffi G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1999 (Ivantsoff's blue-eye) Pseudomugil luminatus G. R. Allen, Unmack & Hadiaty, 2016 (Red Neon blue-eye) Allen, G.R., Unmack, P.J. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2016): Pseudomugil luminatus, a new species of Blue-eye (Teleostei: Pseudomugilidae) from southern New Guinea, with notes on P. gertrudae. Fishes of Sahul, 30 (1): 950-961. Pseudomugil majusculus Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1984 (Cape blue-eye) Pseudomugil mellis G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1982 (Honey blue-eye) Pseudomugil novaeguineae M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (New Guinea blue-eye) Pseudomugil paludicola G. R. Allen & R. Moore, 1981 (Swamp blue-eye) Pseudomugil paskai G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1986 (Paska's blue-eye) Pseudomugil pellucidus G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1998 (Transparent blue-eye) Pseudomugil reticulatus G. R. Allen & Ivantsoff, 1986 (Vogelkop blue-eye) Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1866 (Pacific blue-eye) Pseudomugil tenellus W. R. Taylor, 1964 (Delicate blue-eye) See also Pseudomugil halophilus
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External links Pacific blue-eye in the wild video on Youtube Wild Pacific blue-eye video on Youtube