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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Roger C Steene (d: 1942) is an Australian naturalist and underwater photographer who has lived near the Great Barrier Reef his whole life. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gill & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 8 - 100 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and northern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9407)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 25 - 26; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 14. Male with a narrow white bar behind the eye, broad dark margins on the pelvic and anal fins, and slightly orange coloration on the upper and lower margins of the caudal fin (Ref. 31113).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits coastal patch reefs on soft bottom slopes. Highly territorial and aggressive. This and related species have been known to bite the camera housings of divers and kill aquarium tank mates (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Kuiter, R.H. and H. Debelius, 1994. Southeast Asia tropical fish guide. IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv, Frankfurt, Germany. 321 p. (Ref. 9407)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00193 - 0.01299), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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