redfinned blue-eye
Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red-finned blue-eye (Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis) is a tiny, critically endangered species of fish in the family Pseudomugilidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species was first recorded in 1990. It is endemic to central Queensland in Australia, where it is restricted to springs in Bush Heritage's Edgbaston Reserve.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-finned blue-eye; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:31:34.500612+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991
- Name authority
- Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991
- Common name
- redfinned blue-eye
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Pseudomugilidae
- Genus
- Scaturiginichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinoidei
- familyPseudomugilidae Kner, 1867
- genusScaturiginichthys Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991
- speciesScaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ivantsoff, W., Unmack, P. J., Saeed, B., & Crowley, L. E. L. M. (1991). A redfinned blue-eye, a new species and genus of the family Pseudomugilidae from central western Queensland. Journal of the Australia New Guinea Fishes Association, 6. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:79W8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.