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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).
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 30 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 8883)
Occurs usually around bases of small rocks or coral heads on sandy bottoms. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35411).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Bi-directional sex change has been confirmed for this species (Ref. 103751).
Randall, J.E., 1986. Red Sea reef fishes. London, Immel Publishing. 192 p. (Ref. 8883)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 27.2 °C (based on 238 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00481 - 0.02077), b=2.92 (2.73 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
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 = 145 [85, 260] mg/100g; Iron = 0.927 [0.569, 1.481] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.8, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.177 [0.106, 0.288] g/100g; Selenium = 22.3 [11.9, 41.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 153 [54, 429] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.07 [1.42, 2.92] mg/100g (wet weight);
