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Cheilodactylidae (Morwongs)
Etymology: Cheilodactylus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335); referring to the fleshy lips and the lower, unbranched pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 120445).
Eponymy: Pixie John was a South African of whom we know little beyond what Smith’s etymology says: “The specific name pixi is a contraction of the name Pixie in honour of Mr Pixie John, formerly of Port Alfred, who sent me the first specimen and always [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich ? - 97 m (Ref. 5319), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 5319). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5319)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 18 - 20; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 19 - 23; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 11. Body bars from top to bottom.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found among rocks.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Smith, M.M., 1986. Cheilodactylidae. p. 667-668. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5319)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 137 [79, 257] mg/100g; Iron = 1.25 [0.82, 2.03] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.1, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.414 [0.278, 0.627] g/100g; Selenium = 21.7 [12.0, 40.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.7 [7.4, 52.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.989 [0.714, 1.382] mg/100g (wet weight); |