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Honey blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis)
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Honey blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis) specimen
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Pseudomugilidae

Honey blue-eye

Pseudomugil mellis

Endemic Pseudomugilid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

The honey blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis) is an endangered species of fish in the subfamily Pseudomugilinae. It is endemic to southeastern Queensland, Australia, where it is found in mildly acidic, often tannin-stained, ponds and streams in wallum habitat.

Maximum length
3.5 cm
Distribution
Oceania: southern Queensland around the vicinity of Brisbane, Australia northward along the coast, 300 km to Bundaberg area.

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