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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Halidesmus: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, desmos = link, bond (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 1°S - 4°S
Western Indian Ocean: known only from 2 specimens collected 22.5 km north of Malindi, Kenya.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 677)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57 - 58; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 46; Vertebrae: 63 - 64. No scales on cheek and nape. A median pore posterior to posterior interorbital pore; at least with 11 suborbital pores; 9 preopercular pores. A dark spot above pectoral fin.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).