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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Schultz (d: 1931) is the son of the author Leonard Peter Schultz (1901–1986). He was 12 years old when this fish was named. He was honoured in the binomial because he “…is interested in natural history.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 18 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Great Barrier Reef to Samoa. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300). Found on reef flats and on lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 29.4, mean 27.8 °C (based on 780 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 229 [114, 411] mg/100g; Iron = 1.02 [0.58, 1.78] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.056, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [10, 55] μg/100g; VitaminA = 142 [43, 455] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.58 [1.64, 3.82] mg/100g (wet weight);
