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Name
Scientific name
Pseudomugil tenellus
Described by
Authority Taylor, Year 1964
Family
Pseudomugilidae
Common names
Delicate Blue-eye
Photograph credits
All 7 credited
Summary
The delicate blue-eye, Pseudomugil tenellus, is a euryhaline blue-eye with a patchy but wide range in coastal northern Australia. Sometimes…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 25–32°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
5–20dGH
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, Alligator, Bensbach, Blyth, Coleman, Daly, Edward, Finniss, Howard, Jardine, Liverpool, Lockhart, Mary, Watson
Writing
Etymology
Pseudomugil: from the Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudes), meaning 'false, lying, untrue', used here as a prefix, and the generic name Mugil. tenellus: from the Lat…
Distribution
Described from 'Large Billabong at Oenpelli, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia', which is part of the East Alligator river system, and now known to ha…
Habitat
Euryhaline and mostly inhabits coastal floodplains where it's found in both fresh and brackish habitats, including tidal estuaries and salt marshes. It's parti…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the minimum considered.
Maintenance
Best kept in a densely-planted tank and an excellent choice for the carefully-aquascaped set-up. he addition of some floating plants and driftwood roots or bra…
Water conditions
Temperature: Prefers warmer conditions within the range 25 – 32 °C. pH: 5.5 – 7.5 Hardness: 5 – 20 dGH
Diet
Feeds chiefly on floating or suspended zooplankton, phytoplankton, algae, and invertebrates in nature, with the principal constituents of the diet changing wit…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful and suitable for well-chosen community aquaria alongside fishes of comparable size, disposition, and requirements with many cyprinids, gobiids, eleotr…
Sexual dimorphism
Males are more highly-patterned, colourful, and larger 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
This species is sometimes referred to as 'Arnhem Land blue-eye' and is perhaps most-easily identified by the characteristic pattern of the midlateral scale row…
References
References
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