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Pacific Blue Eye, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Jesse de Vries · CC BY 4.0

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Pacific Blue Eye

Pseudomugil signifer

The Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pseudomugilidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size
7 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
20–26 °C
pH
6.5–7.5
Tank footprint
60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C
pH6.5–7.5
Hardness5–15 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 60 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderAtheriniformes
  2. FamilyPseudomugilidae
  3. GenusPseudomugil
  4. SpeciesPseudomugil signifer

Quick answers

Pacific Blue Eye size: how big does it get?
It grows to 7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Pacific Blue Eye tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Pacific Blue Eye water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 5–15 °dGH.
Pacific Blue Eye: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.