Pseudomugilidae
This article is about the fish family known as blue-eyes. For other uses, see blue eyes (disambiguation).
| Blue-eyes | |
|---|---|
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| Forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | 'Pseudomugilidae Kner, 1865 |
| Genera | |
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Kiunga | |
The blue-eyes are a family of atheriniform fish, the Pseudomugilidae, related to the rainbowfishes. They inhabit fresh and brackish water in Australia and New Guinea. Blue-eyes are small fish, typically no more than 5 cm (2.0 in) in length. Like rainbowfish, they spawn all year round, and attach their eggs to vegetation.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Pseudomugilidae" in FishBase. June 2012 version.