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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); fuscus: Name from Latin meaning dark or dusky, referring to the dark colour form of the species.
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 26°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Vanuatu; north to at least Hong Kong and the Ryukyu Islands; south to the central coast of Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48635)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais (total) : 25 - 29; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 13 - 15. Various color variations from almost blackish brown to bright yellow (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found among corals of subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Also found in crevices and ledges. Usually found in association with branching corals (e.g. Acropora and Pocillopora). Sometimes enters the aquarium fish trade (Ref. 37748). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413). Solitary (Ref 90102).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 704 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00191 - 0.01317), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 152 [79, 239] mg/100g; Iron = 0.846 [0.510, 1.398] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.060, 0.182] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [13.5, 58.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 111 [36, 328] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.03 [1.35, 2.90] mg/100g (wet weight);