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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard D Sankey was an English collector and wholesaler of marine fish for the aquarium hobby, and the founder of the Tropical Marine Centre (1970). He provided specimens for Lubbock’s study and ‘much useful advice’ on aquarium maintenance. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 2 - 10 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 10 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea, Golfe de Tadjoura (Djibouti) and Yemeni coast of the northern Gulf of Aden; also in Socotra Archipelago.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9710)
Inhabits rock and coralline ledges and caves (Ref. 9710). In Socotra Archipelago, it is mainly recorded from the north coasts from hard coral communities including those dominated by Millepora and Porites, and encrusting and massive Agariciidae, Pectiniidae, and Mussidae, as well as from mixed communities of macroalgae and hard corals on rock platform and mixed encrusting communities on exposed rock platform, and a near vertical rocky drop off (Ref. 88695). Occurs in colonies. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 27.5 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 169 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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