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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pictichromis: Name from Latin pictus meaning painted or colored, and Greek Chromis, a genus of pomacentrid, used as the stem for other fish genera; alludes to the bright live colorations of the included species (Ref. 81967).
More on authors: Gill, Pyle & Earle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 30 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12721)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 3; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 20 - 22; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 12.
Collected from coral and rubble slopes. Also found in reef slopes and dropoffs around overhangs and rocks in 30-50 m (Ref 90102).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Gill, A.C., R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 1996. Pseudochromis ephippiatus, new species of dottyback from southeastern Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(3-4):97-100. (Ref. 12721)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.4 - 27.8, mean 27.3 °C (based on 8 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).