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Name
Scientific name
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Described by
Authority Weber, Year 1911
Family
Pseudomugilidae
Common names
Spotted Blue-eye
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
The spotted blue-eye, Pseudomugil gertrudae, is a pseudomugilid from northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Aru Islands, eastern Indo…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
38mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 21–28°C, pH 4.5–7.5
Hardness
5–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Aru Islands, Adelaide, Alligator, Barron, Bensbach, Blyth, Buckingham, Cadell, Cato, Coen, Daly, Dulhunty, Elevala, Embley, Endeavour, Finniss, Fly, Jacky Jacky, Jardine, Johnstone, Liverpool, Mciver, Moresby, Moyle, Mulgrave, Murray (Queensland), Olive, Pahoturi, Russell, Tully, Wenlock
Writing
Etymology
Pseudomugil: from the Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudes), meaning 'false, lying, untrue', used here as a prefix, and the generic name Mugil. gertrudae: named for t…
Distribution
Described from 'Rivulet in sago forest at Ngaiguli, Terangan, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia', corresponding to the island now normally referred to…
Habitat
Shows a preference for shallow, marginal zones of heavily-vegetated, slow-moving or standing waters of creeks, small streams, lakes, billabongs, and swamps, an…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Best kept in a densely-planted tank and an excellent choice for the carefully-aquascaped set-up. The addition of some floating plants and driftwood roots or br…
Water conditions
Temperature: 21 – 28 °C pH: 4.5 – 7.5 Hardness:5 – 12 dGH NB: suggested ranges are for the ornamental strain. Wild specimens from specific localities may requi…
Diet
Feeds chiefly on floating or suspended zooplankton, phytoplankton, and invertebrates in nature, and in the aquarium must be offered items of a suitable size. I…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful but unsuitable for the general community aquarium since it's easily outcompeted and quite timid. It’s best maintained alone or alongside fishes of com…
Sexual dimorphism
Males are more highly-patterned and colourful than females and the unpaired fins become noticeably extended as they mature.
Reproduction
This species is an egg-scatterer exhibiting no parental care and will consume its own eggs and fry given the opportunity. Spawning is more likely in temperatur…
Notes
Wild populations of this species tend to be somewhat isolated from one another, and exhibit various, often highly-localised, differences in colour pattern, bod…
References
References
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