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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Cypho: Greek, kypho = curved (Ref. 45335); zaps: Name from Greek zaps, meaning storm for the weather conditions when collections were made; noun in apposition..
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Pacific: from the Ryukyu Is., Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81967)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Collected on reef slopes and reef surge channels (Ref. 81967). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smith. Monogr. (1):1-213. (Ref. 81967)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 26.5 - 29, mean 28.1 °C (based on 280 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00188 - 0.01275), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 228 [121, 504] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.923 [0.527, 1.654] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [17.5, 19.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.075, 0.263] g/100g ; Selenium = 24.7 [11.3, 52.5] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 171 [56, 494] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.19 [1.41, 3.37] mg/100g (wet weight);