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redfinned blue-eye (Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis)
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redfinned blue-eye (Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis) specimen
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Pseudomugilidae

redfinned blue-eye

Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Critically Endangered Pseudomugilid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Blue
  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

The red-finned blue-eye (Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis) is a tiny, critically endangered species of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species was first recorded in 1990.

Maximum length
2.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Oceania: Australia.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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