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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudoplesiopinae						
							
							Etymology: Chlidichthys: Greek, chlidos, -eos, ous = collar, bracelet, adornment + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Voelcker (1898–1968) was a businessman and prominent amateur ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range					
						Ecology					
				
				
				
					Marine;  reef-associated; depth range 20 - 75 m (Ref. 5471). Tropical				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Western Indian Ocean:  Tanzania and Mozambique.  Also reported from the Comoros (Ref. 11228).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Size / Weight / Age
				
				
				
					Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5471)				
				 
			
			
						
				
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					Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5471)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						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): 25.1 - 26.7, mean 26 °C (based on 10 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00174 - 0.01147), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trophic level  (Ref. 
69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
											
				
				
									
					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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