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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Petrus Johann du Toit (1888–1967) was a veterinary scientist and former president of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which provided financial assistance to Smith. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5471); misidentification of P. aldabraensis in the Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 28 - 33; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 19.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Common among shoreline rocks and corals. Guards eggs laid in empty shells (Ref. 9710).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00490 (0.00188 - 0.01275), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items. |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (17 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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