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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
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; 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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2847)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2 - 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 16; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 17.
Inhabits narrow, clear creeks flowing through rainforest in generally flat terrain.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 06 December 2019
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).