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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).
More on authors: Gill, Pyle & Earle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12721)
Collected from coral and rubble slopes. Also found in reef slopes and dropoffs around overhangs and rocks in 30-50 m (Ref 90102).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 1996. Pseudochromis ephippiatus, new species of dottyback from southeastern Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(3-4):97-100. (Ref. 12721)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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