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Pseudomugilidae (Blue eyes)
Etymology: Kiunga: The fish was collected by Gerald Allen and John Parke in September 1982, from a small river Fly system, 30-40 kms. Of Kiunga, Papua.
Eponymy: Dr David Balloch (d: 1950) is an Australian biologist who was a staff biologist at the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, during which time he collected the species. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; pH range: 7.5 - ? ; dH range: ? - 515. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 6°S - 7°S
Oceanic: known only from a few small creeks along a 15-20 km stretch of the Ok Tedi Mine supply road between Kiunga and Tabubil which is part of the Upper Fly River system, Papua New Guinea near the Irian Jayan border.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2847)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2 - 3; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13 - 16; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 15 - 17.
Inhabits narrow, clear creeks flowing through rainforest in generally flat terrain.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).