Cape blue-eye
📖 Overview
Found in mangrove swamps and may provide food for young of commercially important species. Nothing is known of the biology of this species of which only two specimens are presently known .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Gill rakers in first lower, 14-15, gill arch less than half the diameter of pupil but longer than in other species of this genus.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cape blue-eye is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cape blue-eye is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Cape blue-eye is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m. Tropical; 7°S - 8°S Central Pacific: Cape Ward Hunt, eastern Papua New Guinea and from Fergusson Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Group.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cape Blue-eye |
| 🌍CES | duhounek brakický |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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