FreshwaterBrackish
Pacific blue eye
Pseudomugil signifer
Pseudomugilidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 7 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 55 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Videos
【4K】Iriatherina werneri, Pseudomugil signifer and another Rainbowfish in Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
DiscoveryPlanetNov 23, 2019
More about the species
Description
Occurs in clear, cool, fast-flowing streams and also brackish mangrove estuaries. Inhabits tidal mangrove creeks or fringing coastal mangrove and around offshore islands. Also common in clear, forest streams. Water temperature varies between 15° and 28°C, with the lower end of the scale applicable during winter over the southernmost part of the range. The pH fluctuates from 5.5-7.8 according to habitat conditions. At least 15 geographical varieties have been recognized, but detailed morphological studies reveal there is only one species.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Atherina signata
- Atherinosoma jamesonii
- Pseudomugil signafer
- Pseudomugil signata
In other languages
- Pacifisk blåøje
- Perhosinisilmä, Perhosädekala
- Blue eye, Island blue-eye, Northern blue eye, Pacific blue-eye, Southern blue-eye
Articles
All articles
How many fish can I keep?4 min read
Why "one cm of fish per liter" falls short, and what adult size, schools, territory and swimming zones mean for how many fish a tank can hold.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.