Pseudomugilidae

noun

Distribution: New Guinea and adjacent islands, northern and eastern Australia, and parts of eastern Indonesia. Brackish and freshwater, rarely in marine water. Similar to the rainbowfishes, except for the following features: mesethmoid absent; infraorbital series with only anterior member present (the kachrymal); articular bone as high as dentary bone.

The family Pseudomugilidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Atheriniformes. It contains 3 genera and 15 species. It may be found in Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform. This family may be found from 0° n to 34° s and 124° w to 154° e. Etymology of this family name: Greek, pseudes = false, falsely + Latin, mugil, mugilis = grey mullet