Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Forktail blue-eye
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from lowlands between Dyke Ackland Bay and Collingwood Bay. Abundant near Safia in clear rainforest streams with thick vegetative cover. Also Ref. 6993.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1991
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Common names from other countries

Forktail blue-eye, Gabelschwanz-Regenbogenfisch, 叉沼汉鱼, ... more

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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Pseudomugilidae (Blue eyes)
Etymology: Pseudomugil: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, mugil, -is = grey mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Nichols.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 8°S - 9°S

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Oceania: known only from the lowlands of eastern Papua New Guinea between Dyke Ackland Bay and Collingwood Bay.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2847); 4.0 cm SL (female)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 4 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7 - 9; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 18.

Inhabits rainforest streams with thick vegetative cover (Ref. 2847). An omnivorous egg layer and peaceful community fish which prefers the following aquarium conditions: pH=7.6, H=14, 25°C water temperature (Ref. 6398).

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Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 June 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols, 1955