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The Pseudomugilidae, the blue-eyes, are a subfamily of atheriniform fish in the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. [1] They inhabit fresh and brackish water in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. [2] Blue-eyes are small fish, typically no more than 5 cm (2.0 in) in length.
No decrease in this species due to human activities has been noted. [12] The Eastern mosquitofish is easily maintained and has never been considered an endangered or threatened species due to its ability to thrive in its native habitat. [15] Due to releases in new areas, G. holbrooki has actually increased its range. It tolerates chemical and ...
The Pacific blue-eye generally reaches a total length of around 3–3.5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long; males can reach 8.8 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and females 6.3 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [4] The size of Pacific blue-eyes found north of the Burdekin Gap increases directly with distance from the gap, males and females being the same size.
Mosquitofish in Australia are classified as a noxious pest and may have exacerbated the mosquito problem in many areas by outcompeting native invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. Several counties in California distribute mosquitofish at no charge to residents with human-made fish ponds and pools as part of their mosquito abatement programs.
This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) SL. It and the brownsnout spookfish are the only vertebrates known to employ mirrors, in addition to lenses, to focus the images in its eyes. [citation needed] This fish, apart from its fluid filled dome and its mirrors, has four eyes that can see in 360°. [citation needed]
A tiny, curious-looking, bug-eyed orange fish has popped up at several locales this summer at the Jersey Shore, begging many to take to social media to ask what it is.
The new species was named after its habitat, where it is “one of the most dominant” collembola species, according to experts. ... Six-eyed creature — with long blue body — found on dead ...
The honey blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis) is an endangered species of fish in the subfamily Pseudomugilinae. It is endemic to southeastern Queensland, Australia , where it is found in mildly acidic, often tannin-stained, ponds and streams in wallum habitat.