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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pictichromis: Name from Latin pictus meaning painted or colored, and Greek Chromis, a genus of pomacentrid, used as the stem for other fish genera; alludes to the bright live colorations of the included species (Ref. 81967).
Eponymy: The Paccagnella family of Bologna, Italy, were aquarium fish wholesalers who provided the type to Axelrod. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 50 m (Ref. 37816), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia (Java and Sulawesi) to Vanuatu; Palau in Micronesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2334)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 3; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 21 - 22; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 11 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found in shallow coastal to deep outer-reef drop-offs (Ref. 8631). Hovers close to coral or rubble (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in small loosely scattered groups (Ref 90102).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1787 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [87, 288] mg/100g; Iron = 0.873 [0.509, 1.490] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.064, 0.211] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [12.5, 62.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [46, 446] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.13 [1.39, 3.08] mg/100g (wet weight);
