Blueback Blue-Eye
Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 3.5 cm
- For divers: safe
This tiny blue eye, barely four centimetres long, lives in mangrove swamps and very salty creeks running into estuaries, drifting over muddy bottoms in large gatherings. It copes with hypersaline water and warm temperatures, and breeds readily in aquaria where its eggs hatch in about two weeks.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Atheriniformes › Pseudomugilidae › Pseudomugil
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282446.
FAQ
- Is the Blueback Blue-Eye dangerous to divers?
- The Blueback Blue-Eye is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blueback Blue-Eye get?
- The Blueback Blue-Eye grows to about 3.5 cm.