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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pholidochromis: Name from Greek pholis, meaning a scale or spot, chromis a genus of pomacentrid that has been used as the stem of various other fish genera, alludes to the distinctive dark spots around the head pores; marginatus: Name from Latin meaning to furnish with a border, refers to the typical dark submarginal stripes on the caudal, dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 81967).
Issue
Gender agreement to be confirmed. Is kept marginatus as in the original name in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 10 m (Ref. 81967). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia..
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26137)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 13.
Found in shallow water in areas of living hard and soft corals (Ref. 26137); sometimes in relatively silty areas (Ref. 81967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.7 - 29.3, mean 29 °C (based on 238 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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 (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).