| Honey blue-eye | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Pseudomugilidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomugil |
| Species: | P. mellis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomugil mellis Allen & Ivantsoff, 1982 |
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The honey blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis) is a species of fish in the Pseudomugilidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Honey blue-eyes are small, pale honey coloured fish that attain up to 3cms in length when adult. The females have clear fins. Male Honey blue-eyes have distinct black submarginal bands and white margins on their dorsal, anal and caudal fins. Honey blue-eyes will school from about 25-70 individuals. Females lay 40-150 eggs within about one week. When the young Honey blue-eyes hatch, they will usually feed from the surface of the water.