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Redfin Blue Eye
Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis
The red-finned blue-eye (Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis) is a tiny, critically endangered species of fish in the Pseudomugilidae family and the only species in its genus. The species was discovered in 1990. It is endemic to Central Queensland in Australia, where restricted to springs in Bush Heritage's Edgbaston Reserve. Here they live in shallow, slightly salty water that can vary from near freezing in the winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in the summer. It reaches up to 2.5 cm (1 in)...
From the article Red-finned blue-eye on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The fish only live in shallow, slightly salty water in Edgbaston Reserve, which is owned by Bush Heritage Australia. The water in the springs can vary from near freezing in the winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in the summer.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 112174.