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Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.

Hinkler has or used to have 29 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Honey Blue Eye.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Honey Blue Eye

Honey Blue Eye

Pseudomugil mellis

Status: Vulnerable

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Pseudomugil mellis is found across 7 electorates.

The Honey Blue-eye male fish is honey to copper-coloured, growing to 3.8 cm, with a dusky head, a single dark midlateral line along the side of the body, blue eyes, and iridescent blue cheeks. The female is plain amber with clear fins.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseasesInvasive species and diseases

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Hinkler has or used to have 18 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Honey Blue Eye but they're just as important.

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