Pseudomugil gertrudae

Aquarist: SubmergedViolette

Species Profile: Pseudomugil gertrudae

Common Name:   Spotted Blue-eye

Species Photo by: Greg Gregory

Description:   A beautiful 3-4 cm blue-eye endemic to rivers in the Aru islands, western New Guinea, and Australia’s Northern Territory. Egg-scatterer which should not be bred alongside other Pseudomugil to avoid hybridization.

Category:   Rainbowfish

Global Region:   Southeast Asia

Distribution:   None

Aquarist Notes

Collection Point:   Aru IV

Genetic Line:   Aquarium Strain

Year Acquired:   2025