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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Haliophis: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 7°S - 9°S
Western Pacific: presently known only from Bali ranging eastward to Alor Group, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 678)
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 39. Second dorsal spine buried in the flesh and visible only in X-rays, cleared or stained material. Shoulder with a dark ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused with isthmus. Preopercular pores 6; a median posterior interorbital pore.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Known from 2 specimens collected in a shallow lagoon of a reef flat, with rock and rubble substrate with algae. Cryptic inhabitant of coral reef crevices in 2-20 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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